When the first libraries came about, texts were carved into stone tablets. In today’s Information Age, though storing printed books and documents has become a challenge for libraries….
Natasha Greene was classically trained in voice and piano long before she encountered her first drum circle but she quickly became hooked and is now beating the drum, so to speak, to…
Making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving is not unusual, but making 500 in a day could raise some eyebrows. That’s what Deb Wolf of Peoria and other volunteers will be doing at the…
Former Peorians who may be in town visiting family and friends over Thanksgiving are invited to a party that organizers hope will entice them to move back to the River City. The first-ever…
Right in the heart of Peoria is a 540-acre forest that even some longtime residents might not know exists. “My love of hiking started in the Smoky Mountains. But for years I didn’t…
PEORIA City kicks off the holidays with annual parade The annual Santa Claus Parade, the longest running holiday parade in the country, steps off at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, the…
PEORIA Luthy Gardens hosting wreath-making classes Create your very own wreath, using the foliage and textures of the season at a wreath-making class on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Luthy…
PEORIA Work on water mains postponed until next year Water main work on Sheridan Road, from W. Hanssler Place to W. Florence Avenue, has been delayed due to challenges with Illinois…
Two killed in Eden Expressway ...Two people were killed in accidents on the Edens Expressway. A three-unit ...
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
