senior services

The annual meeting of the Peoria Township electors drew an overflow crowd Tuesday at City Hall, producing votes in favor of both a non-binding ballot question related to boycotts of Israel and a special meeting to consider funding for a possible senior center.

Peoria is the largest city in Illinois without a senior wellness and activity center. Peggy Jacques is spearheading a push to get a senior center built in Peoria.

The Graceland Center for Purposeful Aging will hold an informational showcase Saturday at the Proctor Recreation Center to highlight the need for more community-based senior programming and activities.

Senior citizens are among those feeling the pain of Illinois' partial government shutdown. AARP and other groups are calling on the state’s top…