MEDIA ADVISORY MARCH IS EYE DONOR MONTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelli Dankoff / Media Relations Specialist David Hearn / Illinois Eye-Bank Watson Gailey (March 17, 2009) -  With March being Eye Donor month, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is pleased to be the leading center for eye tissue donations in the Illinois Eye-Bank... »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelli Dankoff/Media Relations Specialist (March 16, 2009) – FertilityCare Centers of America (FCCA) has designated the week of March 22 – 28, 2009 as worldwide FertilityCare Week.  The centers affiliated with FCCA, including the one at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, provide professional instruction in... »

West-central Illinois may be dealing with spring storms and floods, but more than a few golfers are eyeing area courses for enough drainage to play a round. To help celebrate the season and the sport once dubbed “a good walk ruined,” downtown Peoria’s Apollo Theater is screening the 1980 comedy “Caddyshack” one night only on... »

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(March 10, 2009) – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is going to the dogs! Not really, but it is looking for a few good dogs – and their owners. OSF Saint Francis is piloting a first-of-its-kind Animal Assisted Therapy program in Peoria and is currently seeking dogs and owners interested in volunteering. ... »

A+ Children’s Academy was proud to host the Heart of Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children’s Winter Infant/ Toddler Seminar on early childhood development. The seminar was presented by owner Michelle Didesch. The seminar took place at the academy’s brand new facility at 6431 North Big Hollow Road in Peoria. ... »

Rainfall in the City of Peoria has caused a sewer overflow into the Illinois River recently from one or more locations shown on the map located here. When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina, as shown on the map. You may get... »

Squirrel Nut Zippers will be performing for the 2009 Hotel Pere Marquette Charitable Gala to benefit the Junior League of Peoria and its Peoria PlayHouse project.  Event will take place on Friday, March 27.  Cocktails begin at 6:30pm; dinner and music to follow. http://www.2009peregala.com/ $150 per person gets you in the door and provides you with... »

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizens For Responsible Spending will be holding a press conference to announce their formal organization as well as the launch of their website. (which will explain in detail what their standing is on the proposed public facility purposes sales tax referendum.)  (www.nomuseumtax.org) Citizens for Responsible Spending is a group of concerned taxpayers whose mission is to advocate for... »

Date: February 24, 2009 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UPS Applications are available to registered neighborhood associations that want trash and landscape dumpsters free of charge for neighborhood cleanups. Associations can apply for up to two dumpsters for two neighborhood clean ups that can be scheduled between April 1,... »

Date: February 24, 2009 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: 2009 YARDWASTE COLLECTION The 2009 yardwaste collection season begins on Monday, March 16, 2009, and ends Friday, December 18, 2009, for City of Peoria residents served by Waste Management. Yardwaste set out for collection must be in: Garbage cans marked “Yardwaste only” which do not exceed 32... »

Questions & Answers About the Recession Many questions have been brought up concerning this recession! • How do we compare to other regions? • How do we gauge our local economy? • Is it really better here than other parts of the US? • Are we going to fall back into a situation like the 1980’s? • How... »