The Peorian

Thu03282024

Last updateMon, 15 Jun 2020 10pm

Back You are here: Home Lifestyle Lifestyle News Communities

UHaul: Illinois leads nation in people moving out

Log in to save this page.

uhaul truckTexas is the No. 1 U.S. Growth State for 2016, according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report.

That makes for quite a turnaround from 2015, when Texas was a net-loss state and ranked No. 39 on this list. The year-over-year arrival of one-way U-Haul truck rentals rose...

Read more...

Time to Fall Back, then change some batteries

Log in to save this page.

fall back 2016No, we are not going to recite the hickory dickory dock nursery rhyme.  But we are going to remind...

Read more...

Happy 4th of July!

Log in to save this page.

fourthOn this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road...

Read more...

Tread carefully this Halloween

Log in to save this page.

Dressing-up and gorging on candy are just two of the many reasons why Americans enjoy Halloween.

Read more...

Bishop Sheen moves closer to beatification

Log in to save this page.

Fulton SheenArchbishop Fulton Sheen is but two steps from beatification in the quest to have him canonized a saint, the Peoria Diocese said Tuesday.

With the validations of medical experts and now theologians that a miracle involving a newborn nearly four years ago should be attributed to Sheen, it now is up to the Pope’s...

Read more...

Men must be involved with ending domestic abuse

Log in to save this page.

abuseDomestic violence is not just a women's issue. That's the key message that resonated among more than 850 domestic violence...

Read more...

Employment in ground transportation business grew showing solid growth

Log in to save this page.

Shuttle services, vanpools and similar businesses employed 17,719 people in 2012, an increase of 51 from rise from 11,696 in 2007, according to the first 2012 Economic Census industry...

Read more...

More Than 1 Billion People Will Be Involved in Earth Day

Log in to save this page.

ThisEarth Day,April 22, more than one billion people in 192 countries will take action to protect our shared environment. 

Read more...

Census Bureau: Bicycle commuting on the rise

Log in to save this page.

bicyclingMany U.S. cities are seeing an increase in bicycle commuters, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released...

Read more...

Duryea Festival riding high on Saturday

Log in to save this page.

duryea4 duryea1Marty Potts keeps a...

Read more...

Deadline for Women Leader nominations May 5

Log in to save this page.

 

 

The deadline for nominations for the 2014 Women to Women Leader Awards is May 5, with the awards to be presented May 28.

The Women’s Fund of the Community...

Read more...

AARP Livability Index rates U.S. cities, neighborhoods

Log in to save this page.

The AARP Public Policy Institute on Monday launched the AARP Livability Index, a first of its kind resource that allows people to determine how well their communities...

Read more...

CWTC receives grant for job training

Log in to save this page.

cwtcCWTC, Community Workshop and Training Center Inc., has received a $25,000 grant from the Caterpillar Foundation. The grant will be used by the Employment Services Program to help individuals with disabilities seek, obtain and retain jobs.

CWTC does contract work for Caterpillar Inc., packaging parts to be distributed worldwide.

Patti Gratton, CWTC executive...

Read more...

By the numbers: Earth Day 2015

Log in to save this page.

By The Numbers: Earth Day

Read more...

Train Fair at ICC on Sunday

Log in to save this page.

trainThe Peoria Train Fair pulls in at the Illinois Central College campus on schedule, this Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Train Fair is sponsored by the Illinois Valley Model Railroad Club in Peoria and Pekin's River City Model Railroad Club.

This Sunday's fair will feature several operating model railroad layouts, swap meet tables, videos and more. Admission...

Read more...

Halloween safety tips

Log in to save this page.

 

carvingWhether you're planning to hang spooky decorations from your front porch, carve pumpkins with the family...

Read more...

River Sweep is Saturday

Log in to save this page.

Volunteers from Chicago to Grafton will gather along the Illinois River on Saturday to clean up the banks and beautify one of the state's top natural resources.

The annual Illinois River Sweep, coordinated by the Friends of the Illinois River since it began in 1999, begins at 9 a.m. and continues until noon. Locally, volunteers will meet at Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria Heights.

Registration is available at (309) 686-3360...

Read more...

State grant will enable Lakeview Rec Center work

Log in to save this page.

parklogoThe Peoria Park District was awarded a $2.5 million state grant to be used toward rehabilitating Lakeview Recreation Center in Lakeview Park.

Read more...

Celebrating Fogelberg this weekend

Log in to save this page.

071217-dan-fogelberg-vmed-7aA concert by the Don Campbell Band, which recently released a two-CD set that was a tribute to Peoria native Dan Fogelberg, will highlight the Fourth Annual Dan Fogelberg Celebration Weekend this Friday and Saturday.

The Campbell Band is from Maine, where Fogelberg lived the last years of his life. The tribute...

Read more...

Just the facts: Labor Day

Log in to save this page.

labor day logoThe first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when about 10,000 workers assembled...

Read more...

The Great Race a big draw in Peoria

Log in to save this page.

greatrace-005Rich McKone wasn't about to let a little pain stop him...

Read more...