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Peoria's oldest hotel, built in 1918, could be …

6/14/2017
By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Peoria’s first hotel and one of its oldest buildings is on the verge of coming under the wrecking ball while preservationists are looking for a …

Celebrating Peoria’s (her)story

5/15/2017
Peoria Councilwoman Vicki Hunt By Vicki Hunt It’s easy for us to celebrate women who have shaped our national history, such as Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Maya …

Researchers name loud shrimp after Pink Floyd

4/13/2017
OXFORD, England (AP) — A newly discovered species of shrimp that uses a bright pink claw to create a sound loud enough to kill small fish has been named for Pink Floyd. The shrimp found on …

PEO sisters visit Sun City museum

3/11/2017
Chapter CG PEO members, from left, Diane Christenson, Peggy Doe, Gretchen Widner, Jeannie Sophussen and Joyce Bowlby during a visit to the Sun Cities Del Webb Museum. Get a glimpse of Sun Cities …

Country: Portraits of an American Sound

2/22/2017
COUNTRY: PORTRAITS OF AN AMERICAN SOUND takes audiences on a visual odyssey through the history of country music as captured by renowned photographers who have portrayed the ideals, lifestyle and …