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CASA of the Tenth Judicial Circuit 351 Sabella St.  Pekin, IL 61554 309-349-3212 Website  Ryan Lacerna , Tazewell County Coordinator Pam Perrilles , Executive Director  CASA of the Tenth Judicial Circuit is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to ensure that every abused and neglected child is placed in a safe and permanent home by utilizing specially trained community volunteers who advocate for children going through the court system.

Peoria Rivermen Opening Night

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Kuhl Insurance: The Essentials of Employee Hiring and Onboarding

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If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online . The facts: Nearly four in five candidates say the overall candidate experience they receive is an indicator of how a company values its people.  People who are satisfied with their candidate experiences are 38% more likely to accept a job offer.  69% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for three years if they experienced great onboarding.  Organizations with a standard onboarding process exper

Gateway Foundation

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BBB: Exclusive Business News and Tips TORCH EDITION

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Exclusive Business News and Tips TORCH EDITION Many thanks to you for making the 19th Annual Torch Awards a HUGE success! This was our biggest year yet with 60 nominated businesses and nearly 200 people in attendance. The Torch Award is designed to promote not only the importance of ethical business practices, but the willingness and efforts made by outstanding businesses to ensure that our marketplace remains fair and honorable. Each recipient has exemplified excellence in ethical business practices. PHOTOS Special Guests We were fortunate to have two very specia

Avanti's Dome Murder Mystery

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Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 27, 2018

Illinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medications at approved collection sites so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal. Flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash are discouraged. The event is Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Collection sites participating in this event can be located by visiting https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html “This event is a great opportunity for residents to securely drop off any unused or expired medications,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President. “It’s important for us to keep these items out of our landfills and water supplies as well as the hands of those who may misuse or abuse them.” Hauk added, “We encourage those who cannot pa

RIVERFRONT CONCERTS BROUGHT IN AN ESTIMATED $5.1 MILLION IN ECONOMIC REVENUE TO THE PEORIA, IL AREA!

2018 was again a very successful season of concerts on the Peoria Riverfront! Ticket sales for the 3 of the largest music series (Spring Fling, Tailgate N’ Tallboys, River City Soul Fest) in central Illinois topped over 40,000 tickets sold! Over 30 states were represented at the concerts this summer, with an increasing percentage of “out-of-towners” coming in to enjoy the festivities. According to economic impact calculations from the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the 10 dates brought in an estimated $5,114,796 (MILLION) in to the local economy. The calculations take into consideration money spent in our area on food, retail, fuel, accommodations and entertainment outside of the event. 2018 headliners and support included: Stone Sour, Stone Temple Pilots, Sevendust, Chase Rice, Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Charlie Daniels, Cody Jinks, Lee Brice, Joe Nichols, Nelly, Jon Pardi, Sawyer Brown, Whitey Morgan, Jerrod Niemann, Ja Rule, Ashanti and Chingy. There were over 30 additio

Collin Raye and Sweet Tea Trio

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YWCA Scrabble Event

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Steps of Joy Peoria

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Professional Therapy Services & UnityPoint Health LSVT Big Program

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PCHS Career Fair

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Liberty Village of Pekin 30th Anniversary Celebration

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Mashie's October Events

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    October 2018 As we are reaching our winter season we have alot of fun and new things we are going to try! Keep an eye out on our Facebook Pages and Future email Blast! KIDS EAT FREE