Archive for June, 2008

Firefighters to fight flooding

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

NEWS RELEASE Date: June 17, 2008 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: ... »

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Congressional Candidate to Outline ‘10K08′ in Bloomington

Monday, June 16th, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2008 Contacts: Tanya Austin, Campaign Manager, 309-532-3446, tanya.austin@ellectwallace.us Brandon Punke, Media Relations Coordinator, 309-826-6605, media@electwallace.us Normal, IL — Jason Wallace, Green Party candidate for the U.S. House in the 11th Congressional district, will unveil his new campaign vision to supporters and the media in Bloomington on Thursday June 19th. The... »

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City Hall office relocations

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Due to the water damage and building repairs, some of our offices have been temporarily relocated. Human Resources and Equal Opportunity are located in the Twin Towers, Room 400. Traffic Engineering is in Room 307. The temporary entrance for Economic Development is Room 402. »

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Housing and Community Programs

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NEWS RELEASE Date: June 11, 2008 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS The City of Peoria Planning and Growth Management Department will release its housing and community programs on June 11, 2008 to residential properties located in the Glen... »

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ACLU Announces $335 Million Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Fundraising Campaign, Largest In American History

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

More Than $258 Million Already Raised In Unprecedented Effort To Expand The Impact Of ACLU Affiliates Nationwide And Protect Civil Liberties For Future Generations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2008 CONTACT: James Freedland, ACLU, (212) 519-7829 or 549-2666; media@aclu.org Adam Pockriss, Rubenstein... »

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Mayor’s Youth Corps Summer Employment program kicks off

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

NEWS RELEASE Date: June 11, 2008 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: MAYOR’S YOUTH CORPS SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM The City of Peoria will kick-off the Mayor’s Youth Corps Summer Employment Program with a news conference on Monday, June 16, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. The news conference will be held at our former Public... »

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IUOE 150 Calls on General Assembly to Implement Statewide Crane Licensing

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 09, 2008 Contact: Todd Vandermyde (p) 708.218.2180 IUOE 150 Calls on General Assembly to Implement Statewide Crane Licensing Countryside, Illinois… Following on the recent number of deadly crane accidents around the country, Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is urging legislators to support legislation that had previously been introduced in the... »

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Flag Day in Peoria

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

NEWS RELEASE Date: June 9, 2008 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: FLAG DAY CEREMONY AT CONSTITUTION GARDENS – RIVERFRONT PARK Area citizens are invited to participate in the City of Peoria’s Flag Day celebration and the annual “Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance” which will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 5:30 p.m.,... »

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At the Apollo: Hitchcock is back with ‘Foreign Correspondent’

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
At the Apollo: Hitchcock is back with ‘Foreign Correspondent’

From a press release from Bill Knight: Filmmaking giant Alfred Hitchcock is again featured at downtown Peoria’s Apollo Theater on Friday, June 6, when his 1940 thriller “Foreign Correspondent” will start a summer season featuring monthly Saturday matinees. Starring Joel McCrea and Laraine Day, the two-hour classic is a tale of espionage and danger in London... »

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