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Sat Jul 1 2023

Will drought or air quality impact Peoria fireworks shows? Here's what to know

The Red, White and Boom fireworks display, usually held July 4, lights the skies above Peoria and East Peoria.

Peoria officials are monitoring conditions ahead of fireworks shows on July 3 at Glen Oak Park and July 4 on the riverfront.

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A scene from Hampton Beach on the Fourth of July.

This Illinois secret beach was voted among the top 100 in the nation

FamilyDestinationGuide.com asked Americans what secret beaches were on the top of their list to visit. One Illinois beach made the list.

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David Clohessy, left, of the Survivors Network of The Abused by Priests, speaks about accused priests who aren't on a list recently released by the Illinois Attorney General. Clohessy and Darin Buckman, a victim of sex abuse at the hands of a Peoria Diocese priest, urged the Attorney General and the Peoria Diocese to list the names during a small protest Friday, June 30, 2023 outside the Spalding Pastoral Center in downtown Peoria. At right is Bob Sondag, a deacon with the Immaculate Conception Church of Manito who came to support the effort.

'Accept ownership': Advocates call on Peoria diocese to add names to abuse list

Ownership of a painful past will bring healing to both victims and the church, said a deacon and an advocate for victims of children abused by priests.

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Traci Heppard serves customers Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Clink, the mobile bar she and her husband, Sam, operate in central Illinois. The couple set up their modified Airstream trailer at the 31st annual Duck Race at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.

Cheers: This mobile bar is finding a permanent home in Peoria Heights

Owners hope to open in late August or early September in Heritage Square if work on the space progresses smoothly.

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Ted Nugent plays his guitar during the Boots on the Sand: Hurricane Ian Relief Fundraiser at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Fair, fireworks, Ted Nugent and more: 14 fun things to do in Peoria in July

Independence Day celebrations, the HOI Fair, big concerts and more are heating up Central Illinois. There are many things to do in July.

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