2023.01.19/25 Digest
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Peoria Rivermen fans are still hopeful that the team will remain in Peoria. Fans from the group Operation Save the Rivermen are advocating at Peoria Civic Center Authority Board Meetings as well as city council meetings. “Our goal is …
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The Official Spring Home Show hosted by the Home Builders Association of Greater Peoria returns to the Peoria Civic Center this weekend. …
JOURNAL COURIER
By taste alone, Reisch Charities' reissue of Gold Top Beer justifies its place in the history of central Illinois …
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Train enthusiasts throughout the region gathered at Illinois Central College in East Peoria for the first train fair of this year. …
FORTUNE
When Joan Van is sick, she doesn’t get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick. “You can’t let your kids see you break down because you …
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More than one hundred participants came out Saturday to take a chilly dip in frigid pool water during Peoria’s 5th annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois. The frosty event took place outside of Kelleher’s Irish Pub in …
WMAY
The owners of a wind farm in east central Illinois are still trying to determine what caused one of their large turbines to topple to the ground. The Champaign News-Gazette says employees had noticed on Wednesday that the 400-foot-tall turbine was leaning, …
THE TRAVEL
A frequent stop for people traveling Route 66 is the Pink Elephant Antique Mall, located in the former Livingston High School. This odd roadside attraction shouts its presence to weary drivers by displaying numerous national symbols; a giant pink elephant …
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Peoria Mayor Dr. Rita Ali released a statement related to the future of the Peoria Rivermen in the city Friday. According to a press …