Peoria County news briefs
— August 7, 2019REGIONAL SNAP-Education staff present at nutrition conference Kaitlyn Streitmatter and Kayla Swaar, University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) educators from Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell…
REGIONAL SNAP-Education staff present at nutrition conference Kaitlyn Streitmatter and Kayla Swaar, University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) educators from Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell…
It’s true, Howard Nathan was a phenomenal basketball player. But there are no statistics, titles or championships that can really speak for who the Peoria Manual High School legend…
When Amos Muzyad Kairouz, the son of Lebanese immigrants, was young, he vowed to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, that he would build a shrine in his honor, should…
The Peoria Historical Society is putting the focus on women with its newest history tour. The Notable Peoria Women tour will depart from the front of the Caterpillar Visitors Center,…
EAST PEORIA Levee District the place for annual Kids’ Day The 13th Annual Crittenton Centers Kids’ Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at The Levee District…
The first time the Peplow descendants held a family reunion, a passenger train still ran from Minier to Peoria every evening. That was in 1930. This year, on July 28, the relatives…
PEORIA Learn about native bees, pollinators at workshop The Peoria Park District is holding a program on identification of native bees and other insect pollinators at the Tawny Oaks…
When summer rolls around, Chillicothe’s Second Street is the place to be on the fourth Thursday of the month. City officials and town historians seem to differ on exactly…