The highway to Mapleton doesn’t quite look like the yellow brick road but it will take you to the land of Oz. The small Peoria County village located off U.S. Route 24 will host…
TAZEWELL COUNTY Offices, agencies to coordinate shared information The Tazewell County Emergency Management Agency, 21304 Illinois Route 9 in Tremont, will host the first Tazewell…
It’s true, Howard Nathan was a phenomenal basketball player. But there are no statistics, titles or championships that can really speak for who the Peoria Manual High School legend…
The first time the Peplow descendants held a family reunion, a passenger train still ran from Minier to Peoria every evening. That was in 1930. This year, on July 28, the relatives…
When Amos Muzyad Kairouz, the son of Lebanese immigrants, was young, he vowed to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, that he would build a shrine in his honor, should…
EUREKA Register now for annual Obstacle Course Kayak Race The annual Kayak Fun Challenge Obstacle Course Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 at Eureka Lake, in Eureka from 9 a.m….
Sonja Wright, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties, created a sensory garden in her hometown of Bryant. Through her…
The Peoria Historical Society is putting the focus on women with its newest history tour. The Notable Peoria Women tour will depart from the front of the Caterpillar Visitors Center,…
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