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Hopedale Medical Complex 107 S. Tremont St. Hopedale, IL 61747  309-449-4284  Amber Bernhausen , Director of Marketing  www.hopedalemc.com Hopedale Medical Complex is a 25 bed critical access Hospital providing services from primary care, surgical care, emergency room care and much much more. Please visit the website to see all of the services offered by Hopedale Medical Services.

        Kurt Bialobreski, P.E., PTOE, a traffic engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Peoria, Ill., office, recently was selected as a member of this year’s 40 Leaders Under Forty class by InterBusiness Issues magazine.         This is the 21st year the Peoria-based magazine, a publication of Central Illinois Business Publishers, has recognized individuals who demonstrate leadership in their professions and communities. A panel of judges selected this year’s class out of 136 nominations. Bialobreski and other central Illinois residents comprising the 2014 class were honored Nov. 6 at an awards ceremony at Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Ill., and featured in the November issue of InterBusiness Issues.        Bialobreski serves as a project manager and traffic engineer on transportation and infrastructure projects throughout the country, including two recent, high-profile Peoria projects: the Warehouse D...

Savant Capital Management , a nationally recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford and with an office in Peoria, announced today that Michael Cyrs has been hired as Estate and Wealth Transfer Advisor. Cyrs will head up the firm’s newly formed Family Wealth Transfer service. In this new role Cyrs will work with clients on complex estate and wealth transfer matters. With more than 20 years’ experience as an attorney concentrating on estate and business succession planning and administration, Cyrs’ expertise will be extremely beneficial to Savant clients in need of specific services that includes estate planning, wealth transfer, charitable planning, asset protection, and business succession planning. Cyrs will also work with attorneys as a technical resource to help coordinate legal projects related to their clients’ sophisticated estate and wealth transfer needs. “I am very pleased to bring Mike on board at Savant,” said Brent Brodeski, CEO of Savant...

Goodwill of Central Illinois will commemorate its 80th anniversary with a ribbon cutting on Monday, November 10 at 11:00 a.m. The event will take place at Goodwill Commons, 2319 E. War Memorial Drive in Peoria. Goodwill of Central Illinois was founded on November 9, 1934. For 80 years, Goodwill’s mission has been to support individuals and families who are working to better their lives. With a territory that touches 21 counties, Goodwill operates eleven retail stores and two donation centers. Goodwill also operates the General Wayne A. Downing Home for Veterans. The home provides a secure, intensive and holistic environment for honorably discharged male veterans who have been homeless and are dealing with a diagnosed disability. Goodwill’s free vocational services are vast and include computer classes which are held at one of three Learning Centers, located in Peoria, Pekin and Galesburg. The organization has also partnered with Spoon River College to offer computer classes at the c...

Come Stay with Hopedale Commons! Families occasionally need a trusted resource to care for a loved one due to unforeseen circumstances.  Perhaps you need help for just a few weeks to accommodate other needs of the family.  Perhaps extended travel or other challenges arise that require your attention. Maybe you want your loved one to be somewhere safe during the winter months rather than stuck inside the home. Knowing your loved one is taken care of at HMC during that period can provide priceless peace of mind. At the Hopedale Commons and Nursing Home we offer such short term ‘respite’ services. You can rest peacefully while you are away, trusting that our compassionate and professional staff members are prepared to assist your loved ones with their activities of daily living.  Hopedale offers on-site physician offices, 24 hour hospital care, as well as a state-of the art wellness center on site! We will develop a personalized plan of care that focuses on promotin...

Congratulations to the 21st class of 40 Leaders Under Forty, especially members of the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce:  Kaysee Doering, Farnsworth Group; Kurt Bialobreski, Hanson Professional Services; Crystal Elliott, Pekin Hospital; Jamie Ann Messmore, Alzehimer's Association; Leon Edwards, Center for Prevention of Abuse; and, Sean Garrett, Cullinan Properties.  See the story at:  http://www.peoriamagazines.com/ibi/2014/nov

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McDaniels Healthcare Marketing , a communications firm headquartered in Pekin, Ill., recently received 13 Pinnacle Awards in a ceremony sponsored by its peers. The ceremony was recently held in Oak Brook, Ill., as part of the annual conference for the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) . Each year, the Pinnacle Awards are presented for excellence in healthcare marketing and public relations. McDaniels Healthcare Marketing was recognized with the following honors: Award of Excellence IIlinois Valley Community Hospital (Peru): Radio Advertising – Sleep Medicine Award of Merit Pekin Hospital (Pekin): Advertising Campaign –  Pekin Hospital/ProHealth Online Pekin Hospital: Community Newsletter – Checking In Rochelle Community Hospital (Rochelle): Community Newsletter – Health Notes St. Joseph’s Hospital (Highland): Web Design/Development – www.stjosephshighland.org Honorable Mention CGH ...

Chaos struck Central Illinois on Nov. 17, 2013, as more than a dozen twisters descended from the sky. Tazewell County was hit hardest statewide, as a half-mile vortex with 190-mile-per-hour winds ripped through the city of Washington. Entire neighborhoods in Washington were leveled, with some homes swept clean from their foundations. Overall, more than a 1,000 homes and businesses were flattened or severely damaged. Loss of life was limited to three tornado-related deaths, but the physical and psychological scars are just now starting to heal. To celebrate one year of rebuilding, WTVP-Public Media for Central Illinois will premiere a new special that follows recovery efforts throughout the past year. This WTVP Original documentary looks at the lessons learned in the aftermath of the storm, good and bad, and reveals the struggles and triumphs of a community trying to rebuild. November 17th: Finding Strength After the Storm will air Monday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. on WTVP 47.1 , the fi...

The Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their 17th annual Business and Community Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, October 30 at the Pekin Country Club.  The chamber’s Member Promotions Committee coordinated the luncheon, which was sponsored by Enviro-Safe Refrigerants, Pekin Insurance, ActOnEnergy, Pekin Trophy House & Engraved Gifts, The Greenhouse Flower Shoppe, and Pekin Hospital.  Additional sponsors included CEFCU, Herget Bank, NRG Powerton, UnityPoint Health, ICPR Family Practice and South Side Bank. Recognition was given to twenty-eight area businesses and organizations in the following categories:  “green” projects or programs; new ownership or management; new business or building; additional employees; major retraining effort; new technology or major equipment investment; other business improvements; and, community involvement. Additionally, one business was recognized for 100 years of operations. The speaker at the luncheon was Diana Hall, owner and...

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As part of a 10-year plan to strengthen and modernize its natural gas delivery system, Ameren Illinois is investing more than $10 million to construct a 4.5-mile transmission pipeline from Pekin to Tremont. The project involves replacing pipeline originally installed in the 1930s with new, higher-strength 16-inch steel transmission pipeline. Emergency valves will also be replaced with modern new isolation valves. Work is currently underway and is expected to wrap up in early November. In the second phase of the project, Ameren Illinois will replace 8.4 miles of steel transmission pipeline – from East Peoria to Tremont – in phases over the next two years. Transmission pipelines are larger pipelines that operate at higher pressures to transport large volumes of natural gas to and from compressor stations and storage facilities, as well as to distribution centers. This project is essential for Ameren Illinois to continue providing safe and reliable service to Peoria and surrounding ...

Fourteen teams representing twelve chamber member organizations competed in the 10th Chamber Challenge Trivia Nite on Friday, October 24th.  Congratulations to the team from Illinois American Water Company on their victory.  Teams from Pekin Insurance, Liberty Village of Pekin, and CEFCU also won prizes for best costumes, best decorations and best team spirit.  You can see more pictures from this event at http://picasaweb.google.com/PekinChamber