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Peoria’s All-America City video released! And you can help the city win!
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- Published on Monday, 03 June 2013 11:35
- Written by Kevin Kizer
On Monday morning at the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Giant Screen Theater, Peoria’s All-America City team released its video submission for the All-America City competition on June 14 in Denver, Colo. Over 250 people participated in the video, lip synching to Rod Stewart’s “Forever Young,” in various locations throughout the city.
The video is a critical part of the competition, which includes a 10-minute face-to-face presentation...
Bookmobile returning to the road
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- Published on Friday, 31 May 2013 15:34
- Written by Paul Gordon
The Peoria Public Library Bookmobile will soon be back in service after more than five months off the road because of library budget problems, the library announced Friday.
The library said the Bookmobile will resume running Monday, June 10 and will run a summer schedule through Aug. 30. The fall and winter schedules are not yet set, said Trisha Noack, manager of public relations for Peoria Public Library.
Finance: Thanks for the advice
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:14
- Written by Bob Miller
This is the first column of a series that is meant to put a human face on the world of finance and investing, and add value to the financial decisions you make in an entertaining but measurable way.
My name is Bob Miller and I've had a lifelong passion to learn and continuously improve at investing from the day I purchased my first stock at the age of 12 (1977).
In Brief: All-American City video viewing; Dozer Park ceremony
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- Published on Thursday, 30 May 2013 15:04
- Written by The Peorian
All-American City video viewing
The public is invited to view the video shot last week that will be part of Peoria's All-American City competition package.
The video will be shown at 9 a.m. Monday, June 3, in the Giant Screen...
OSF, Blue Cross/Blue Shield form alliance
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 15:41
- Written by The Peorian
With an aim of improving patient care while keeping costs lower, OSF HealthCare of Peoria and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois have formed an alliance, an Accountable Care Organization.
Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the Pioneer ACO, the first commercial ACO for OSF HealthCare, will begin covering nearly 40,000 OSF patients and Blue Cross members in Peoria, Blooming, Galesburg, Pontiac and Rockford. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Koehler: Natural gas pipelines to be modernized
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- Published on Wednesday, 29 May 2013 15:47
- Written by The Peorian
Natural gas pipelines throughout Illinois will be modernized and thus more safe under legislation approved by the Illinois Senate and sent to the governor for signature.
The Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act, sponsored by State Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, will also create about 1,000 new jobs statewide, including 150 new jobs in central Illinois as Ameren Illinois invests $330 million over the next 10 years to improve its...
Richerson out as CEO of Peoria Riverfront Museum; Ritschel named interim CEO
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:08
- Written by Paul Gordon
Mired recently in some controversy over the
Yet the museum’s board declined on Thursday to say why the individual perhaps most responsible for the new museum getting built and transitioning from...
LaHood column: East-west route is a win-win!
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- Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 15:57
- Written by State Sen. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria
AMTRAK ridership keeps increasing every year, and Illinois routes lead the nation. We are blessed to have such a vast network of rail services across our state, but we sadly lack a primary passenger rail route that runs east-west across central Illinois.
A route that would stretch from...
Bustos supports Farm Bill from ag committee
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:38
- Written by Paul Gordon
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos said Thursday she believes the proposed five-year Farm Bill sent from the House Agriculture Committee to the House Floor will be helpful to the number one industry in her district.
While that meant compromising on a couple matters she didn't like, Bustos said helping farmers in her 17th District gain certainty, particularly in crop insurance initiatives, was enough to get her vote for approval in committee.
