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Setting specific goals help make food resolutions last

— January 5, 2021

It’s that time of the year again when we turn our backs on past mistakes and pledge to do better. We’re talking about News Year’s resolutions. Some people will promise to quit…

Ezike cites ‘beginning of the end’ as first health care workers vaccinated
— December 15, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 15 marking what Illinois Department…
Organizations help schools plant, grow school gardens
— November 9, 2020

University of Illinois Extension staff from horticulture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—Education (SNAP-Ed), and 4-H teamed up to provide training to teachers, administrators,…
HLC Canoe/Kayak River Jaunt will go on
— September 4, 2020

Grab your canoe or kayak, for the 19th Annual Henry Lacon Chillicothe (HLC) Canoe/Kayak River Jaunt 2020 on Sunday, Sept. 13. This outdoor event is sponsored by the Chillicothe and…
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois
— August 13, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months Friday as the state continued to experience a resurgence of the novel…

East Peoria ready for annual Festival of Lights
— November 19, 2020

The East Peoria Festival of Lights is a 2020 contender for season 8 of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” on ABC TV. The 36th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights will take place…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: State senator promoting farm crisis helpline
— November 5, 2020

In this election-free edition of RFD News & Views, livestock producers are now eligible for grants that help defray the expense of resupplying or purchasing a new emergency response…
Fondulac Library District eliminating fines
— September 1, 2020

As part of its celebration for national Library Card Sign-Up Month, Fondulac District Library announces it will officially go fine free effective Sept. 1. The Board of Trustees revised…