New COVID-19 community testing sites opening
— May 23, 2020State officials announced a new COVID-19 Community Based Testing Site opened in Peoria County on Saturday, May 23. These free community services located at the Peoria Civic Center Fulton…
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Extension resumes Money Mentors volunteer training
— May 22, 2020One out of five people who had a job in February has filed for unemployment, as of April 30, according to a report by NPR. It is estimated that 50 percent of Americans have lost either…
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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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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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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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COVID-19 forces community colleges to get creative for summer courses
— May 16, 2020Even in the COVID-19 era, the pursuit of higher education does not stop for central Illinois students at Heartland College in Normal, Lincoln College in Lincoln and Bloomington, and…
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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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Change the way you see salad with these ideas
— May 14, 2020Whether it’s your main entrée, side dish or even dessert, salads can be an easy, nourishing staple in your household’s meal plan. “For many people, salads may not seem exciting…
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