Central Illinois news briefs
— March 25, 2020REGION Cemetery closes offices temporarily After consulting with the Springdale Cemetery Board Chair Linda Daley, the cemetery management decided to close Springdale Cemetery’s Office…
REGION Cemetery closes offices temporarily After consulting with the Springdale Cemetery Board Chair Linda Daley, the cemetery management decided to close Springdale Cemetery’s Office…
Peoria County Board Chairman Andrew A. Rand has called a special meeting of the Peoria County Board for Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m. As the Centers for Disease Control recommends gatherings…
PEORIA DIOCESE Catholic schools closed, Mass obligations suspended The Catholic Diocese of Peoria canceled schools this week, while at the same time suspending the obligation to participate…
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria is canceling school beginning Monday, March 16, and also suspending the obligation to participate in Sunday Mass. Citing an “abundance of caution”…
EAST PEORIA Vietnam Memorial Wall coming to Levee District Residents and businesses can help sponsor the appearance of The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall when it comes to East Peoria…
The city of Peoria issued a disaster declaration on Wednesday, March 18. This ensures that the city can carry out the needs of municipal government should the need immediately arise…
Peoria City/County Health Department is providing emergency response and community guidance during the COVID-19 event. But the building at 2116 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria, will be closed…
After walking 314 miles in a road race across Tennessee last summer, lifelong friends Jennifer Jacobsen-Wood and Mary Hosbrough are now tackling the streets of Peoria. The two women…