Mackinaw Depot Centennial Celebration
... includeds Doc Bartha s Old Time Medicine Show, Ice Cream Social from 3-4PM, Bloomington Barbershop Quartet, Peoria Barber Shop Quartet, Clown/Balloon Artist, Prairie Six, Deer Fry International, Hot Air Balloon (weather permitting), Childrena s ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:16:50 GMT

Jacksonville Man Indicted
A Jacksonville man, arrested in Peoria for allegedly attempting to entice a minor to have sex, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Peoria.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:16:37 GMT

Peorian Indicted for Armed Robbery
A Peoria man, who has a criminal record dating back eight years, was indicted Tuesday for a holdup last month at Flat Top Grill.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:16:32 GMT

Transcript of Obama's remarks at Chrysler plant
Remarks by President Obama on Friday at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant:
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:42:00 GMT

Let it Be Known
... ls, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Fertig, to Scott Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Liz Weber of Peoria, Ill. Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:21:04 GMT

Caterpillar to bring nearly 400 jobs to Forsyth County
... benefits. That is higher than the Forsyth County average of $40,352. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is headquartered in Peoria, Ill., and has nearly 300 operations in 40 countries and employs nearly 95,000 people. In Winston-Salem, Caterpillar plans ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

4 sought in beating of Illinois student
... Court. Miller arrived at the residence around 2:34 a.m. but learned that the beating victim, Benjamin Craig, 20, of Peoria, Ill., had been taken to the Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital and no longer was on scene, ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Midwest League: Peoria tops Rattlers in the bottom of ninth
PEORIA, Ill. - Matthew Szczur drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the ninth as Peoria defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-2 on Thursday in a Midwest League game.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Newfound joy
... local art scene they took a big plunge. The Germantown Hills couple decided to turn a good deal of the space in their Peoria business - Tri-City Machine Works - into studio space for artists. But, the couple did not stop there. When the house next ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Net work
Peoria native Lester Hippen, 19, visited Lewis and Clark Community College in 2007-2008 as an official at the annual USTA Men's Futures Tournament, and was so impressed he decided to attend the college as a student.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:43:12 GMT

Illini assistants in contention for head coaching position
... assistant coaching spots at Kentucky, Marquette and Louisville. The Illini kept him after giving him a raise. The Peoria, Ill., native has been praised for his recruiting ability and at just 30 years old is considered one of the up and coming ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:17:21 GMT

Peoria rallies to beat Rattlers
PEORIA, IL - Matt Szczur had three hits and two RBI to lead the Peoria Chiefs to a 3-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Thursday night at O'Brien Field.
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Back From Duty
... the area as members of the 724th Transportation Unit were welcomed back to Central Illinois. Members of the East Peoria Fire Department greeted them on an overpass above Interstate 74. The Patriot guard led the convoy that rolled into the reserve ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:20:39 GMT

Free Early Intervention Program for Alzheimer's
... Focus on Early Intervention will be held Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chapter office at 606 W. Glen Avenue, Peoria. The program is free to the public. The Early Intervention Program is funded, in part, by the Alzheimer's Remembrance Fund ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:19:24 GMT

7-Time Champ seeks City Golf History
... here." If LeHew can hit those fairways and greens enough next week, he would win a record eighth city title, passing Peoria golf legends Ron Ghidina and Gus Moreland. " It would mean a lot, growing up in Peoria, and losing to Ron on his 7th and ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:18:58 GMT

Peoria Reacts to East Peoria's New Holiday Inn
The city of East Peoria is taking its first big step in the development of its Downtown 2010 site.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:18:48 GMT

Court roundup
• Horace Cooper, 26, of Peoria, Ill., was sentenced to 18 months in the Department of Corrections with 2 days credit for a felony charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on Dec. 4, 2009. He was also fined. • Mario ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:43 GMT

Former editor, avid environmentalist killed in auto accident
A former Paddock Publications editor who documented much of Wheeling's early growth and the expansion of the former Palwaukee Airport during the 1960s, has died in Peoria.
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:12:37 GMT

Sarah Palin Legal Defense Fund 'Flight' in Peoria, IL
... duties. They got their weather briefing, filed the flight plan and had to wait. This flight would take them to Peoria, IL. There, a motorcade would pick up "Sarah" and take her to Eureka Colleg e to give what would be her version of The Speech , ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:56 GMT

David S. Sams
... Tuesday (July 27, 2010) of a pulmonary embolism. He was born May 9, 1938, to Harold A. and Mae (Heistand) Brooks in Peoria, Ill. On Aug. 15, 1964, he married Sharon K. (Nunemaker) Brooks. She survives. Also surviving are children David Brooks of ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:24:46 GMT