Eureka Library kicks off porch pickup services
— May 16, 2020The Eureka Public Library District, 202 S. Main, is expanding its services to include porch pickup during the ongoing COVID-19 closure. “A brief trial run has demonstrated that the…
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Eleven counties join on reopening plan to ‘Restore Heart of Illinois’
— May 14, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s regional plan to reopen Illinois does not play in Peoria. Officials from Peoria County on Wednesday, May 13 unveiled their own COVID-19…
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Peoria’s Sculpture Walk 2020 will still go on … eventually
— May 9, 2020Coordinating the installation of nine large outdoor public sculptures in downtown Peoria has always been challenging even without social distancing amid a global pandemic. “Every…
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Eureka Library holding summer reading program
— May 2, 2020CUSD 140 students eligible for library cards The Eureka Public Library District and Community Unit School District 140 provides library cards to all enrolled students and school staff….
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Simple idea leads to food deliveries to local medical workers
— April 22, 2020A seemingly simple idea that popped into Peorian Greg Whitten’s head last month has resulted in food deliveries to hundreds of area healthcare workers by local restaurants and…
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Peoria area home sales surge despite COVID-19, economic slump
— May 14, 2020Despite unprecedented obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Peoria area home sales rose in the first quarter of 2020 by just over 13 percent. The Peoria Area Association of Agents…
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Farmers markets opening with safety, social distancing in mind
— May 7, 2020Some of Illinois’ 350 farmers markets will shutter during 2020, or postpone their openings indefinitely, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, most will carry on with…
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Unprecedented need strains state’s largest food bank
— April 28, 2020An unprecedented number of people are dining at home. Many are children, most of whom have parents who are now either unemployed, laid-off or are struggling to afford child care that…
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