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consecutive year. RLI is one of only two companies that have been named to the list since its inception in 1991.

Center will be built at the Stark County Sheriff ’s Office in Toulon. The system will accept wireline, wireless and text calls to 911. The grant also will provide upgrades to emergency radio systems used by first responders. BioUrja Renewables has donated five proximity firefighting suits to the Peoria Fire Department Hazardous Incident Response Team . The suits are designed for certain hazardous material incidents involving highly flammable liquids. NEWS YOU CAN USE Peoria Historical Society will run bus tours from 10 a.m. to noon and from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on various dates in September. Tickets are $20 at 309tix. com or by calling 309-674-1921. The traveling programs are as follows: • Notable Peoria Women, Sept. 2 • Naughty to Nice, Sept. 3 and 17 • Roots of the River City, Sept. 3 and 23 • World’s Most Beautiful Drive, Sept. 9 and 24 • Warehouse Renaissance, Sept. 10 • Historic Springdale Cemetery Sept. 10 and 24 • Lincoln, the Civil War and Abolition, Sept. 16 • Roll out the Barrel, Sept. 17 and 30

The 2022 Fine Art Fair poster commemorating the Peoria Art Guild’s 60th anniversary has been created and printed and was unveiled Aug. 5. The poster was designed and letterpress printed by the Peoria Print Co-op using antique wood and metal type and ornaments, and hand-printed at the Peoria Art Guild on a Vandercook no. 4 press. A limited edition of 50 numbered posters are being sold through reservation on a first-come, first-served basis until they are gone. The poster are $30 each. Contact the Art Guild at info@peoriaartguild.org to reserve your copy.

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Illinois Central College has beennamed by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as one of 32 grant award winners through its $500million Good Jobs Challenge program. ICC and its regional partners will be receiving nearly $15 million from the program to develop an IT certification ecosystem in central Illinois. The program aims to pair employers with hiring needs with other key entities to train workers with in-demand skills that lead to well-paid work. Stark County , the last Illinois county without a 911 system, will get $2.4 million in state funding to create an emergency center. In the fall of 2021, the Peoria Stark Joint Emergency Telephone System Board was created. A new 911 Emergency Communications

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