Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Nicole Hughes, an AMT quality and compliance manager and critical care paramedic, was named a 2026 Star of Life by the American Ambulance Association.
She will skip the Nov. 17 awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to staff and care for veterans on a Greater Peoria Honor Flight, coordinating medical support for the trip.
💼 Business
Five new food and drink spots opened across Peoria in October: Dave’s Hot Chicken (Oct.
2) on N. Sterling Ave.; Iwayan’s Kitchen at Campustown Center; Kobe Rotary Sushi (Oct. 22) at Spinder Drive in East Peoria; Crazy Pop in Northwoods Mall Oct. 22; Dutch Bros on N. University St. Oct. 24.
🏛️ Government
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P.
Scott Neville Jr. said Wednesday in Peoria that defending the rule of law, federalism, and diversity is critical at the Peoria County Bar Association Foundation’s 23rd annual Diversity Luncheon, where he met area high school students and scholarships were awarded.
🏥 Health
A Tremont man bitten by a tick last June is now paralyzed from the neck down, experiencing constant seizures and on a ventilator; he has been treated at the Cleveland Clinic since Oct.
11 for multiple brain surgeries. His family has raised more than $8,000 and says insurance won’t cover key costs (wheelchair, airlift, medical supplies).
📰 Transit
CityLink will keep bus service to Creve Coeur and the #23 Pekin Connector route after Nov.
4 after identifying a way to meet federal ADA accessibility requirements following talks with the Illinois Department of Transportation and Creve Coeur representatives.
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