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The Peoria Park District is planning new renovations and additions to their offered amenities, including a new roller skating loop outside the Lakeview Recreation Center at 1013 West Lake Ave.
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The bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk guarantees 40 hours, or five days, of paid leave for every worker in Illinois.
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Harrison Community Learning Center is now the Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center. The school is one of five Peoria Public schools starting the 2022-23 year with a new name.
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Ben Watt is hoping to be the next representative for Peoria in the Illinois General Assembly. Without a Republican opponent in this month’s primary, he’ll run against incumbent Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth in November’s general election.
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A new bill plans to change how Peoria Police respond to behavioral crisis calls by adding mental health care workers to their emergency team. If it succeeds in Peoria, it has the possibility of becoming the standard statewide.
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Over 200 survivors of crime met in Springfield on Wednesday, joining lawmakers to demand better trauma services for victims across the state.
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A new bill would make discrimination against natural hairstyles illegal in the workplace in Illinois, by amending the definition of race to include natural and protective hairstyles as a racial characteristic.
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Derrick Booth and State Representative Jehan Gordon Booth (D-Peoria) understand firsthand the trauma borne by so many in Peoria impacted by gun violence.
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Meals will be distributed between 3-4:30 p.m. at various community centers.
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Last year the PCCEO distributed $6.7 million to 7,600 households in the Peoria area.