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Festival of Lights returns to East Peoria

— November 20, 2022

The 38th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights will be held from Thursday, Nov. 24 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The festival begins with the Parade of Lights, which will take place…

Pumpkins can extend beyond Halloween
— October 27, 2022

Pumpkins are a fall staple and a great way to add a bit of festive decor to your home. I’ve had a pumpkin display out at my home since mid-September. I’ll keep this fall arrangement…
DIVAS ON A DIME: Easy entertainment at the kiddie table
— November 18, 2021

We all love the Thanksgiving feast, but for the youngest among us it can be overwhelming and also a little tedious. So to make sure everyone enjoys the celebration, let’s make a special…
Get an early start on planning holiday meals 
— November 2, 2021

Thanksgiving and Christmas are each only weeks away. What will these holiday gatherings look like for you and your family this year? You may be planning a large in-person event,…
Governor: Thanksgiving travelers should quarantine, get tested
— December 1, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Another 125 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were reported to have died in the previous 24 hours Tuesday, Dec. 1, according to the Illinois Department…

DIVAS ON A DIME: Enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers is easy as pie
— November 25, 2021

What’s the best thing about Thanksgiving? I know we’re supposed to say it’s all the friends and loved ones gathered around the table groaning with traditional food and all the…
DIVAS ON A DIME: Move over turkey, stuffing steals the show
— November 11, 2021

For Thanksgiving, the turkey may be the star of the feast, but it’s the supporting players that steal the show. Every year we have the same conversation, “Why don’t we do this…
Pritzker says state ‘long way’ from exiting COVID-19 ‘danger zone’
— December 7, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – As infection rates and hospitalizations from COVID-19 continued to level off during the first week of December, death tolls continued to rise, prompting Gov. J.B. Pritzker…