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Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce offers Candidate School

From a press release:

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce’s Candidate School

Date: November 8 & 15
Time: 8:00-12:30pm
Location: Peoria Area Chamber Office
100 SW Water St (Formerly Damon’s Restaurant)
Cost: $90
Includes: Light breakfast & class materials

Are you interested in running for political office? Do you want to be involved in a campaign? Would you like to learn more about this [...]

Readers’ Choice? Not hardly

PeoriaIllinoisan doesn’t mince words:

The Reader’s Choice Awards are a joke. A tool. A way to bring in and reward advertisers. It has nothing to do with the readers and there is hardly much choice involved.

He’s got a point. After reading his post, I took a look at the Journal Star Readers’ Choice Award ballot, [...]

Peoria Jaycees Masquerade Ball to benefit Peoria Playhouse

From a press release:

Masquerade Ball
Friday October 31, 2008
8 pm- 12 am
Packard Plaza-225 NE Adams Peoria, IL 61602
Cost: $25.00
hors d’oeuvres by One World Catering

Entertainment by Extreme DJ’s

Ticket outlets:

Party World
3441 N University (University Plaza)
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 679-2100

Costume Trunk
710 W Main
Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 637-4234

Evening wear is requested, please wear a mask, Jaycees will have some available at the [...]

Zobrist Town?

After the Chicago White Sox were eliminated, the City Council decided to put a hold on renaming Peoria “Thome Town” after slugger and hometown boy Jim Thome.

Now that the Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series, will the council consider renaming the city “Zobrist Town” after shortstop and hometown boy Ben [...]

Schock splitting hairs in notary flap

But as a notary public, Schock was required to provide accurate information about witnessing documents being signed. Schock declared that he witnessed the documents being signed on Jan. 1, 2000, but they weren’t actually signed until more than a year later.

–October 15, 2008

“I can honestly tell you I don’t remember signing anything. I’m sure I [...]