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Peoria Area Sees Increase In Tourism
Peoria has seen a 4.4 percent increase from 2017 and 2018 of people traveling to the area for events and experiences. J.D. Dalfonso, President of the Peoria Area Business and Convention Bureau tells W...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
UnityPoint Health Announces New Central IL Officer
UnityPoint Health announces a new local officer. Jeanine Spain, RN-C, MHA has been named Chief Operating Officer of UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois. “Central Illinois is my home and I’m...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
OSF HealthCare Warns Of Phone Scams
OSF HealthCare says several of its hospitals have received reports of patients or caregivers receiving calls from what appears to be an OSF HealthCare caller ID. The callers ask for bank account and p...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
Memphis To Peoria Runners Making Their Way Home
214 Memphis to Peoria runners are making the trek home to Peoria. The run’s co-founder Mike McCoy says Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis’ Gold Team took the first leg home as they left St. Jude Child...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
AMT Enters Agreement With Medics First Of Springfield
Peoria-based Advanced Medical Transport has announced an agreement to acquire Medics First, which includes a fleet of 11 ambulances, and 40 full-time EMS professionals. “We are extremely excited...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
IL Bill Bars Employers From Asking About Wage History
(AP) – Illinois workers will no longer have to disclose their salary history to employers under a new state law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law barring employers from asking job ap...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019
Woodstock 50 Officially Canceled
(AP) – Organizers finally cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festival Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take p...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2019
Council Member Zach Oyler Released
Peoria City Council Member Zach Oyler, 35, was released from the Peoria County Jail Wednesday afternoon. Oyler was arrested in the 3000 block of N. Bigelow St. Tuesday night, and accused of aggravated...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2019
Congresswoman Bustos Visits Illinois American Water
For Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’ (D-17) 88th “Cheri On Shift”, she learned some of the ropes at Illinois American Water. “This is the way I find out what’s going on, what ...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2019
Peoria City Council Member Arrested
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office says Oyler was booked into the Peoria County Jail around 11:20 last night on charges of aggravated domestic battery, interferring with the report of domestic v...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2019

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