Congressman Aaron Schock holds health care legislation press conference.
10/26/2009
Album ID: 873836
Photos by David Zalaznik
Emiquon hunting
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No wonder hunters like Caleb Kaufman of Washington are drawn to the site. Hunting at Emiquon will be allowed Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Drawings are at 5:15 a.m. at the small shed near the boat ramp, east of Illinois Route 97/78. Last year there were 11 stakes.
10/26/2009
Album ID: 873630
Photos by Jeff Lampe
Decoy carvings
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Butch Louck needed a diversion in 2003 while coming off surgery. Since he enjoys duck hunting and working with wood and lives in the Illinois River Valley, it only made sense the Germantown Hills resident began carving decoys.
10/25/2009
Album ID: 873637
Photos by Jeff Lampe
Bradley Blinds
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Bradley Blinds, whose custom-fabricated steel goose pits and duck blinds are completely waterproof and can be submerged in water or buried in dirt.
10/25/2009
Album ID: 873632
Photos by Jeff Lampe
100 Years of Industry and Ingenuity
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Carl Fuller, with the red stocking cap, and his son Rick Fuller take a closer look at a 1932 Caterpillar Fifteen tractor during the 100 Years of Industry and Ingenuity event at East Peoria's Riverfront Park Sunday afternoon. Carl Fuller, who worked for Caterpillar for 37 years before retiring in the early 90s, helped customers get parts to repair that very tractor as part of his job in the technical services department.
10/25/2009
Album ID: 873331
Photos by Leslie Renken
Itoo Society free dinners
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Itoo Society members, front, from left, Edmund Joseph, Tom Couri, Mike Unes, Joe Tony and Francis Peters. In back, from left, Dan Deeb, Louis Kouri and Samuel Koury, all of whom served in the military in World War II or the Korean War, are some of the veterans who will receive some of 300 free meals at the society's annual supper.
10/25/2009
Album ID: 873330
Photos by David Zalaznik
Chaske Spencer at Rivermen game
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Actor Chaske Spencer, far left, of "Twilight" fame signs autographs for hundreds of fans Saturday night during the Rivermen game at the Peoria Civic Center. Spencer filled in after co-star Kellan Lutz wasn't able to make his appearance due to a scheduling conflict with the filming of the third installment of the popular films.
10/25/2009
Album ID: 873116
Photos by Matt Dayhoff
Rivermen defeat IceHogs 5-2
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10/25/2009
Album ID: 873113
Photos by Matt Dayhoff
Trash along Reservoir
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A rusted, trashed hot tub can be seen along side of Reservoir Boulevard in Peoria.
10/24/2009
Album ID: 873640
Photos by Chris Kaergard
Volleyball: ICC vs. Kishwaukee
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ICC defeats the top-ranked NJCAA DII volleyball team in the country.
10/24/2009
Album ID: 873102
Photos by Matt Dayhoff
Mattress Wars
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Theta Xi Fraternity held it's annual Mattress Wars on Saturday as a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.
10/24/2009
Album ID: 873056
Photos by Ron Johnson
Fire Exploring
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Seven fire departments in Central illinois participated in the Fire Exploring Conference at the Peoria Fire Department Training Academy.
10/24/2009
Album ID: 873047
Photos by Ron Johnson
Trees Turn on Grandview Drive
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Tammy Cowan of Peoria, Ill., gives her six-year old niece, Lexi Braun of Washington, Ill., a push on the swing as the trees show their turning colors in Grandview Drive Park in Peoria on Saturday.
10/24/2009
Album ID: 873039
Photos by Ron Johnson
Sara Johnson publishes book
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Sarah is a donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross who had a rare form of leukemia when she was 14 and recently published a picture book on speaking to cancer patients.
