What is it like to be homeless?
— January 18, 2018Volunteers get a taste of life on the streets as part of fundraiser About 50 volunteers are signed up to willingly sleep in cardboard boxes outside the Peoria Civic Center Friday, Jan….
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Peoria County News Briefs
— January 17, 2018PEORIA Zoo is caring for new baby giraffe It took more than 15 months – about 425 days – but at 2:38 a.m. Jan. 7, Vivian, a giraffe at the Peoria Zoo, gave birth to a girl calf,…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— January 10, 2018STATE New divorce law decides who gets the family pet Divorce proceedings have so many assets to divvy up. And, the decision of one question can raise a lot of concern: Who gets the…
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Peoria County Calendar of Events Jan. 12 – Jan. 17
— January 9, 2018JAN. 12 Pub Night Under the Stars Friday, 7-9 p.m. Dome Planetarium, Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St. $33 Enjoy a variety of beer and pizza as we fly through the…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— January 3, 2018STATE New law allows 16- and 17-year-olds to become organ donors Teens, ages 16 and 17 years old, can now register for the state’s First Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry…
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Peoria County Calendar of Events Jan. 18 – Jan. 24
— January 16, 2018JAN. 18 “Singin’ in the Rain” on the Big Screen Thursday, 6 p.m. Giant Screen Theater, Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St. $10.50 Classic musical featuring…
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Report: Illinois leads Midwest in clean energy jobs
— January 10, 2018Compared to its Midwest peers, Illinois has more jobs available in the clean energy job sector, according to a recent analysis. Officials across the state have lauded the results. In…
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Unemployment rate continues to drop in all Illinois Metro areas
— January 4, 2018Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in November in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released Dec. 28 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
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