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Peoria County News Briefs

— February 27, 2019

STATE Bill proposes elected officials wear body cams to thwart corruption A bill designed to reduce corruption at the state and local levels has been proposed in Springfield. The bill,…

Peoria County News Briefs
— February 20, 2019

CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
Peoria County News Briefs
— February 13, 2019

STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
Peoria County News Briefs
— February 6, 2019

STATE New minimum wage debate expected The Illinois Senate is expected this week to start discussing a new plan to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters of the…
Penguin Theater gives special youth the stage to express themselves
— January 31, 2019

There are two things Dr. Andrew Morgan is passionate about — theater and people with special needs. So, 15 years ago, he and his wife Kathy combined the two and founded the Penguin…

Chefs put culinary skills on the line at Neighborhood House fundraiser
— February 14, 2019

Anyone who’s a fan of the Food Network’s “Chopped” or who likes tasting chef-prepared bites will want to check out Neighborhood House’s sixth annual Food Fight…
Stories untold: Carbondale woman chronicles Southern Illinois’ black Civil War soldiers
— February 7, 2019

For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there alongside thousands of other veterans….
Taste of India coming to ICC Peoria Campus
— February 2, 2019

The Central Illinois community is invited to celebrate the rich cultures and cuisines of India at “Taste of India: Celebrating Cultures and Cuisines.” A collaboration between the…