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Pekin Park Foundation holds Bicentennial Bash
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — Pekin Park Foundation is celebrating 200 years of Pekin with a Bicentennial Bash. To celebrate, guests got to experience inflatables, live music, food, and hot air balloon rides at Mineral Springs Park Pavilion in Pekin. Admission for the celebration was free for all guests. Shawn...
Famous Children’s TV Show Exhibit Is Coming To Illinois Museum
A popular museum in Illinois is welcoming a very special exhibit focusing on a creative man and his famous children's television shows and movies. Back when I was a child, I was a huge fan of any show or movie that Jim Henson put out especially when it came to "The Muppet Show" and "Sesame Street." I think there was a short time in my life when I was little that I wanted to be a puppeteer.
Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past - This Week: The Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is the oldest theatre in Peoria. It opened its doors in 1914 and it shut down in 1958. Part of the theatre was torn down to make room for…wait for it…a parking lot!. In 1988 what was left of The Apollo Theatre was refurbished and...
The Peoria Library Branch North showcases the science behind making Ice Cream
PEORIA (25News Now) -It’s National Ice cream month and the Peoria Public Library north branch is showing the delicious science behind it this Sunday. This is the year that the Library North branch has hosted and it’s been growing ever since. It’s a way for children and their families to enjoy and learn the science behind making ice cream.
Inland Art: Salt, fire, ceramics
Randall Carlson has been a ceramic professor at Bradley University since 1993, and brings a wealth of experience and a diverse artistic background to his work. The Illinois native studied under Mauricio Lasansky and Keith Achepohl as he earned an M.A. in printmaking from the University of Iowa, and attained an M.F.A. in ceramics from Bradley under the guidance of James Hansen.
Book review: ‘Trailer Park Rules’ captures spirit of working class
Although characters in the 378-page “Trailer Park Rules” by Michelle Teheux face various crises, the Loire Mobile Home Park isn’t exactly “Dysfunction Junction.” Seven of the eight people here are ordinary folks coping with common hurdles in the human race. Regular working-class Americans, they defy...
Peoria Zoo welcomes new director with open paws
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Zoo has a new director. The new director, Max Lakes, comes to Peoria from the Alexandria Zoo in Louisiana. He says during his childhood the Cincinnati Zoo gave him hope. “So when somebody is looking at, Hey, we want to do something fun...
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