Tazewell 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…
STATE 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…
JAN. 4 Library Offers Robotics for Teens Classes Thursday, 5-7:30 p.m. Teen Domain, Pekin Public Library, 301 S. 4th St. Free Three programs to teach the basic C programming and cumulative…
STATE Pennsylvania surpasses Illinois as 5th largest For the fourth consecutive year, Illinois has lost population; this time, losing the most number of residents of any state in America,…
Move over New York City. Peoria will have its own New Year’s Eve ball drop this year at PNC Winterfest. “It’s such a fun new event. I don’t know of any other cities…
Two area elementary school districts are working to remedy water contamination after mandated testing revealed heightened lead levels in some of the school’s water sources. In compliance…
Like most moms, Courtney Price would love to take her two young sons to fun places like zoos and museums. However, because both boys use wheelchairs due to a rare form of muscular dystrophy,…
DEC. 28 The Nutcracker Ballet Thursday, 7:30-9 p.m. Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St. $25-$45 Classic ballet performed by Kenneth von Heidecke’s Chicago…
STATE Corn officially becomes state grain Illinois has a state bird, a state tree and even a state song. As of Jan. 1, 2018, it will have a state grain: corn. The legislation was sponsored…