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'Dream job': New Pekin athletics director has familiar name, passion for the school
08/04/2022

'Dream job': New Pekin athletics director has familiar name, passion for the school

PEKIN — He's a cancer survivor. He suffered numerous concussions during his days as a basketball player, preventing him from playing at the collegiate level. He's an ultra-marathoner and a special education teacher. He's Cole Stoner, the new Pekin athletic director. Stoner will take the reins of h...

Michelle Conger, Chief Strategy Officer and CEO of OSF OnCall Digital Health, is among Modern Healthcare’s 2022 class of...
08/04/2022

Michelle Conger, Chief Strategy Officer and CEO of OSF OnCall Digital Health, is among Modern Healthcare’s 2022 class of Top 25 Innovators in the nation.

Modern Healthcare, the leader in health care business news, research and data, annually recognizes leaders who are instituting innovation and leading transformative programs that improve care by achieving measurable results and contribute to the clinical and financial goals of their organization. Co...

Iowa Baseball Outlasts Bradley
08/04/2022

Iowa Baseball Outlasts Bradley

Hawkeyes Register 9-8 Victory in 11 Innings

Why this Peoria mother created a garden to provide solace to the victims of tragedy
08/04/2022

Why this Peoria mother created a garden to provide solace to the victims of tragedy

When Jon Buckley was murdered in 2006, his mother Yolanda Wallace felt like there was nowhere for people like her, touched by tragedy in Peoria. "If you want to go and have free speech, and you have something to say, you go down to Liberty Park. If you're a veteran and...

CFCI Women's Fund seeks to boost endowment
08/04/2022

CFCI Women's Fund seeks to boost endowment

A Women’s Fund Leadership Panel held on Monday, April 4 at the Illinois Central College (ICC) Performing Arts Theater helped reignite the Community Foundation of Central Illinois’ (CFCI) goal of raising a $1 million endowment to provide grants to organizations whose missions help empower women a...

Cubs games are the most expensive in the MLB
07/04/2022

Cubs games are the most expensive in the MLB

A report by Time2Play.com found that Chicago Cubs games are the most expensive in all of baseball, with a ticket, two beers, a hot dog and...

Illinois Squirrel Enjoys Entire Hot Dog Bun Just In Time For Baseball Season
07/04/2022

Illinois Squirrel Enjoys Entire Hot Dog Bun Just In Time For Baseball Season

Imagine you're at a baseball game this Spring and a few seats over is a squirrel eating a jumbo hot dog just like a human. Yeah, I can imagine it. I saw it with my own eyes. Baseball season is in full swing and just about everybody is getting ready for...

Iowa baseball wins 11-inning thriller against Bradley
07/04/2022

Iowa baseball wins 11-inning thriller against Bradley

One sacrifice fly off the bat of senior catcher Brett McCleary proved to be the deciding factor in Iowa baseball’s 9-8 win over Bradley Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes and Braves battled for 11 innings at Dozer Park in Peoria, Illinois. To get through the contest, Iowa head coach...

Racial bias can seep into U.S. patients’ medical notes
07/04/2022

Racial bias can seep into U.S. patients’ medical notes

When health care providers enter notes into patients’ electronic health records, they are more likely to portray Black patients negatively compared with white patients, two recent studies have found. The unfavorable descriptions may perpetuate bias and stigma and influence the care patients receiv...

Comedian John Mulaney coming to Peoria Civic Center in August
06/04/2022

Comedian John Mulaney coming to Peoria Civic Center in August

PEORIA, Ill. – A very popular comedian who recently hosted “Saturday Night Live” once again will be coming to the Peoria Civic Center later this year. John Mulaney will be at...

East Peoria church helps provide aid to Ukrainian refugees
06/04/2022

East Peoria church helps provide aid to Ukrainian refugees

EAST PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - It has been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, support and aid has flooded into the region to help Ukrainian refugees. Now, an East Peoria church is also making sure they make an impact. Dozens of boxes full...

'Forever with the angels': Memorial honors 3 Greater Peoria boys who died last week
06/04/2022

'Forever with the angels': Memorial honors 3 Greater Peoria boys who died last week

The memorial started out with one white cross and a handful of flowers. By Monday evening, the grassy dip between Route 29 and the parking lot of Precision RC Hobbies in Pekin was covered in several piles of balloons, stuffed animals, children’s books, butterflies, blowing bubbles, and more....

Rockin Paws: Kitten Season
06/04/2022

Rockin Paws: Kitten Season

It’s Kitten Season! Kitten season is know as the time of year when there is an uptick in kittens being born into animal rescue, this usually lasts from April to October but because unaltered cats and produce litter after litter, it truly never really stops. The best way to prevent the...

Redneck Fishing Tournament founder being honored for conservation efforts
06/04/2022

Redneck Fishing Tournament founder being honored for conservation efforts

The founder of what is arguably the quirkiest fishing tournament in the state is being honored for raising awareness about the fight against the invasive species of fish the tournament targets. ...

High Road School of Peoria celebrates neuro diverse learners and the power of music
05/04/2022

High Road School of Peoria celebrates neuro diverse learners and the power of music

Children in the classroom learn in a variety of different ways. However, catering to each child's preferred or necessary learning style can be not only difficult, but sometimes impossible in a classroom of over 20 students. That’s where High Road School of Peoria comes in. The organization teams u...

SIGN UP: Easterseals Run, Walk & Rally quickly approaching
05/04/2022

SIGN UP: Easterseals Run, Walk & Rally quickly approaching

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — 100% Included. 100% Empowered. It’s the vision of Easterseals Central Illinois for every child in our community. The nonprofit said it’s served more than 5,000 families last year and provided 36,792 hours of pediatric therapy services. With a fundraising goal of $14,000, ...

Chicago P.D. Boss Confirms 'We Will See More' of Voight and Anna's Story
05/04/2022

Chicago P.D. Boss Confirms 'We Will See More' of Voight and Anna's Story

Click here to read the full article. It looks like Voight has more business with Anna on Chicago P.D., which returns with a new episode this Wednesday (NBC, 10/9c). Voight first encountered the criminal informant in the Jan. 19 episode, “To Protect,” and the pair has been secretly working togeth...

Storm win at Peoria 3-2 as regular season hits final week
05/04/2022

Storm win at Peoria 3-2 as regular season hits final week

The QC Storm beat Peoria 3-2 on April 3rd the win gave the Storm their 31st win of the season.

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