Peoria Area News Briefs
— October 25, 2017STATE Decade sees teen driving deaths down by half Fewer teens are dying behind the wheel in Illinois. And, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is crediting a graduated driver’s…
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Peoria County Calendar of Events Oct. 26 – 31
— October 24, 2017OCT. 26 Hayrides & Hotdogs Thursday, 5-7 p.m. Sommer Park, 6329 N. Koerner Rd., Edwards $6; ages 3-10 $4 Old-fashioned hay ride with hot dogs for roasting, chips, baked beans…
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Peoria Library celebrates 75-year legacy of Little Golden Books
— October 12, 2017Five-year-old Augie Augspurger clutched a copy of his favorite Little Golden Book, “The Saggy Baggy Elephant,” while the adults around him celebrated the iconic book series’…
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Peoria County Calendar of Events
— October 3, 2017OCT. 6 CIAO First Fridays Artists’ Tour Friday, 5-9 Contemporary Art Center Free ciaopeoria.com OCT. 6-7 Haunted Infirmary Friday & Saturday, 7p.m.-1…
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Peoria County Calendar of Events
— September 26, 2017SEPT. 29-30 Tremont Townwide Garage Sale SEPT. 28-30 Tailgates & Tallboys Festival Thur., 6-11 p.m., Fri. 4:30-11 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Peoria Riverfront…
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Peoria area Springdale Cemetery holds stories about community’s history
— October 23, 2017When Elizabeth Shippe was 22, she embarked on a multistate crime spree that ended after a high-speed police chase on April 4, 1961. She, her infant daughter Rhonda Lee and her teen…
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Fun and free inquiry as Great Burr Oak Science club digs into varied topics
— October 4, 2017Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is a frequent speaker at local clubs and organizations, but his presentation to the Great Burr Oak Science Club on a recent Saturday night was unique….
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Peoria pediatric center reports increase in child abuse, neglect cases
— September 27, 2017A sky-blue wall painted with fluffy white clouds, whimsical flowers and a squirrel scampering up a tree helps patients feel more comfortable in the examination room at Peoria’s Pediatric…
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