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Peoria Riverfront Museum/The Peoria Riverfront Museum's "Creatures of Light" exhibition was designed and transported all the way from New York City’s American Museum of Natural History, and it will be on display beginning Saturday. "Creatures of Light" is the third exhibition coming from New York, following the "Mythic Creatures" and the "T-rex: the ultimate predator" exhibits. -
The new Greater Peoria Job Board creates a portal for people looking for a local job or employers looking to hire local labor.
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The company running the E.D. Edwards power plant south of Bartonville wants to cap the site's ash pond when the plant closes later this year. That plan is raising concerns from environmental activists. -
The Down Payment Assistance Program launched Wednesday, and now qualified homebuyers can earn assistance of $5,000 or up to 10% of their home's purchase price. The program seeks to increase access to affordable housing, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
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A modernized bus maintenance garage and new office space for CityLink should be ready by next summer, with an annex and storage garage set to be completed by the end of 2023.
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According to Patrick Kirchhofer, manager of the Peoria County Farm Bureau, central Illinois farmers are now back on track to help feed the world.
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As the road construction season picks up heading into the summer, drivers may have to endure a longer period of delays and detours this year. Peoria County engineer Amy McLaren says work on some of their projects has been pushed back as much as 6-8 months, and they may not be able to afford as many repairs as they had hoped.
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Peoria Public Schools representatives reacted to the nation's most recent school shooting after a group of nearly 30 community leaders met to discuss how to address Peoria’s gun violence problem.
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In the wake of the 27th school shooting of 2022, Democrats in Congress are asking for more than thoughts and prayers. After the death of 19 children in Uvalde, Texas, today’s discussions on Capitol Hill centered around the need for bipartisan action to curb gun violence.
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The Peoria City Council spent over an hour Tuesday night debating on whether or not to fund a $25,000 assessment on community solutions to target gun violence in Peoria.
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A treasure trove of genealogical and historical resources — along with hands-on guidance on how to access them — was revealed to a small but enthusiastic group of local residents who showed up at the Peoria Public Library last month for a free tour of its genealogy and local history department.
