Family fun

JR Runkel, spokesperson for the investor group behind The Putt Club, provides more details on the year-round, multi-use family entertainment center currently under construction along Interstate 74 near Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria.

A family entertainment venue under construction in East Peoria will feature two professional-grade miniature golf courses, according to Mayor John Kahl.

Whether you are brand new to the Peoria area and showing off your home for the first time, or have been here for decades, it can be stressful to host out-of-town friends and family in your home during the holidays. What can be even more panic-inducing is finding ways to entertain them if they're here for an extended stay.

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is hosting the 4th annual Party for a Purpose on Sunday, August 31st. The free event runs from five to nine on the Peoria…