Evi Siregar is a professor at El Coegiode Mexico and is in Washington, D.C. for some business and some sightseeing.
Larry Elliott of Baltimore is flying a flag over Fort McHenry. Larry’s father was a WWII veteran and this flag was presented to the family at the funeral. It was touching to witness him honoring his father’s memory this way.
Michael Hellman, from Chicago, IL, is in Baltimore, MD on a business trip.
Lauren Blasek has played for the German-American Central Society’s soccer team, the PSV Lady Blues, since she moved here 7 years ago from St. Louis. The group also has two men’s teams and has gathered up a host of
championships in the Central Illinois Soccer League over the years.
Angela Angle from Metamora is at her booth at The RiverFront Market called ‘Iris Eyes’.
Angela creates beautiful garden sun catchers.
From Left are Katrina Bishop, Miranda Morgan, Danielle Trotter all work at Emo’s Ice Cream Shack.
The Peoria landmark is always busy during the summer; however,
106 degree heat index is enough to keep the crowd away. Sometimes it’s too hot, even for ice cream.
Mimi Vomar is a retired lawyer, but is looking to get back to work.
When you meet Mimi you will find that she brings an amazing energy into the room.
She is always busy with philanthropic work and raising a 7 year old boy.
Anabelle Hawkins age 5 from St. Louis, MO is celebrating the 4th in Peoria with family.
Devlin Cooper, from Doniphan, MO, thinks selling fireworks in Chillicothe, IL is fun. ‘I’m good at hustling’ he said.
Emily Smith is a senior at Bradley University she is studying Nursing. During the last 6 summers she works as a lifeguard.
This summer she is keeping everyone safe at the Clubs at River City.
Dedrick Carpenter plays the piano on 16th street in downtown Denver CO.
Dedrick, age 46, says he plays fairly often because he can make a few dollars.
Jamie Ambabo and her Portuguese Water Dog puppy, she just picked up today in Chillicothe IL, are about to board a plane
for San Jose CA. The family is in the process of moving to San Jose from Evanston, IL.
Dallas Fardel works the paddle boat rental on the Lagoon at Mineral Springs Park in Pekin.
This is his summer job before heading to UNC where he plans to study Biology.
Larry Shank is golfing in the upper 90s. That was the temperature, his score was lower.
When Larry is not on the links he is building custom stairs and balustrades as the owner of Stair Crafters Inc.
Will and Taylor Weaver, 9 year old twin entrepreneurs, are selling Kool-Aid to thirsty neighbors.
When asked what they plan to do with the cash, 'save up and buy some books' was the answer.
Tamera Hayes is the Lawn and Garden Mgr. at Ace Hardware.
After working 25 years in the Dental Business, she is following her passion, gardening.
'It is very rewarding, I love it' she said.
Hugh Higgins is performing downtown as part of PACE (Peoria Area Community Events) Brown Bag It.
Hugh is also President of the Board for The Fogelberg Foundation.
Ron Dehn, is the owner of Ron's Produce at the corner of Alta and Radnor Road.
He is standing in a quarter acre of squash on his 10 acre farm. Top notch produce and a friendly salesman.
Derek M. Andrasko is the General Manager at Charlie Gitto's in St Louis, MO. He has worked 38 years on the Hill,
the beautiful neighborhood west of downtown known for its wonderful Italian food. He plans to be here until he retires.
Judy Farnam is at her booth at Duryea Days in Peoria Heights Tower Park.
She started her business, Sew Unique, two years ago after retiring and getting a new sewing machine.
Cameron Okeke is a pre-med student at the University of Chicago. He works at Little Caesars over the summers. He can be seen outside the restaurant attracting customers with some amazing dance moves, spinning a sign.
Jim Bunting, Captain of the Peoria County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Division is posing with Duke.
They were part of the Seventh annual Emergency Expo at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie.
Jennifer Hennings is an Administrative Specialist at Peoria Animal Welfare Shelter (P.A.W.S.)
She has worked there for 2 years and loves it, especially the animals. She is holding a 5 month old tabby.
Addisyn Smet (age 6) is at the Peoria Park District bicycle safety town.
She has brought along her dad, Steve, and her brother, Collin.
They said they usually come a couple times each year.
Don Klemme and his 5 year old grandson Kyler Mann, both from Bloomington IL, are spending father’s day at the Peoria Zoo.
Don loves spending time with Kyler and Kyler loves animals. Kyler said 'this was my best day ever'.
James Darnell will retire from his barber shop in two weeks. He likes working as a Starter and Marshal at Kellogg golf course.
'It’s nice to get out of the house and get some fresh air'
Lou McMurray is a volunteer for the Steamboat Classic.
He is a very fit man, who runs in many of the local events as well as triathlons and cross-country bicycle rides.
He has volunteered for the Classic for at least the last 20 years, not bad for a man 81 years old.
Ashley Haley is at the Steamboat Days Festival Carnival, this is her 8th year doing carnival work.
She works all the games but likes the 'break a bottle' game the best,
'cause I can talk all the crap I want and nobody gets mad'.
Olivia Vonachen is a 'curbie' at Lou's Drive-in. She chose to work at Lou's because she and her family
always eat there. She said 'it's really fun and I get good tips'
Robert Orsowy puts up the Walgreens sign on the new store on North Knoxville in Peoria. He works for Prairie Signs and the company has installed 'lots' of Walgreens signs across central Illinois.
Theresa Walker works at the Salvation Army Family Store. She says the store has great customers and great sales
'I love it here'. Family Stores help the Salvation Army fund their many programs.
Lawrence Thomas is a new member of the W. D. Boyce Council of Boy Scouts of America. He runs a Scout outreach program that gets scouting to at-risk neighborhoods and inner city youth. Lawrence was attending the Whitney M. Young Reception, an event that celebrates Scouting in the African American Community.
Diane Soffietti is watching the Bartlett Hawks Softball team who are playing in the State Championship game today in East Peoria. Her Son-in-law, Jeff Bral, is the Athletic Director. Diane works at Fondulac District Library.
Sara L. Rusch M.D.is the Regional Dean at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.
Though she has an impressive list of credentials and accomplishments, she seems to be more comfortable
talking about the accomplishments of the students, faculty and staff at UICOMP.
Vijaya R. is visiting from India she has been here two months. She says Peoria is nice.
Mark Wilson is fishing in the pond at Glen Oak Park. He tries to fish every day since they stocked the pond.
'I caught a really big catfish here yesterday' he told me.
Imaan Malik is a student volunteer at Lake View Museum. Today she is setting up a telescope for the viewing of the transit of Venus. ‘I like working with kids’ she said about why she volunteers at the museum.
Braden Matthews is 20 months old. According to his mom, Jenna, he loves trains and being outside.
So he was especially glad when Peoria's morning rain went away.
Virginia Gillespie, but only the bill collectors call her that, everyone else, including her grandchildren call her 'Sister'.
She and her husband own The Country Shop in Hannibal, MO a great place full of collectables.
She likes running a business in Mark Twain's hometown, but wishes more people knew what Hannibal had to offer.
Altina Piasecki from Golden MO, is a Boeing engineer. She and her 1989 Ford ASC McLaren Limited edition convertible
are at the Mustang Car show in Wichita KS.
Cory Angsten in Wichita KS. Cory plays venues all over the world. His song 'Daddy's little girl' is #6 on the New Zealand charts.
He has been playing for 16 years since leaving the US Air Force
Rebecca Kallal is an agricultural engineer student from Purdue University and her team's entry in the International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition held at Peoria Expo Gardens. The event pits college students from across the country and Canada and according to Rebecca, it is 'a good hands-on opportunity to design and build smaller versions of machines that I hope to be working on in the future'. Rebecca is currently interning at Caterpillar in Mossville.
Dan Kult has owned Miller Automotive on Galena Rd in Peoria Heights for the past 6 years.
Dan is married and has 2 children. He often will travel more than 100 miles to find good Bass fishing.
Mandy Mason is a dental hygienist at Martin Ruelas' office in north Peoria, IL. That has been her job for the last 18 years, her passion is her 4 kids and 2 grand kids. She loves being with them and sharing in their sporting events.
Lori Schertz of Metamora, is at St. Clement Cemetery in Dunlap IL. This Memorial Day she is at the grave of her father James E Bodtke Jr., who people say looked like Dean Martin. He was a Catholic. He served in the Navy during WWII on the USS Maryland. 'He was very proud of his country'
Ronnie Van Nostrand stands in front of the Lincoln Home in Springfield, IL. Ronnie got his degree in history on the 'GI Bill' after serving 8 years in the Army. He has been a guide for the National Park Service for 8 months.
Eric Wildormoth and the foul ball he caught at the Peoria Chiefs game.
'I had to take out my brother to make the catch'. Eric is a farmer from Tremont, IL.
Jennifer Rozboril is a teacher at Franklin Primary School, together with some co-workers.
They wear their 'We're Painting Franklin Pink' t-shirts on the 25th of every month in support
of another teacher's mom, who had breast cancer.
Debby and Tom Silliman are just outside Busch stadium after watching the Cards play the Phillies.
They are from Hazelwood, MO and have been big Cardinal fans 'forever'.
Mickey Rose has run a fishing guide service in Kingston, OK for the last 21 years he is a 4th generation Kingston resident.
On being a fishing guide Mickey says, 'It is fun being around while people are having fun... and we have lots of fun'.
Clay Johnson is a junior at the University of Oklahoma studying geography.
He drives a shuttle bus for an off campus apartment complex.
'It's not a bad job, but I would like something that requires more thinking'.
John Clanton, Tulsa World multimedia producer, has been a photojournalist for 15 years.
His 'Everyday People' project is the inspiration for this one.
Kelsi Wileman has worked at Double A's for the past 5 months. 'I love it, I like the people'.
She has lived in the Peoria area all her life.
Corry Weller is rebuilding a Chevy S10 in his family garage. He is 17 and knows how to weld and is looking for work.
Ann Schmitt is the Curator of Education at Lakeview Museum in Peoria.
Working at the museum is 'like going to college forever... you never stop learning'.
She is posing with the K’NEX miniature golf hole she helped to build for the ‘Fore the Fun of It' event at the Museum.
Cody Strawn a Junior at Stark County High School, Cody heard the bagpipes at Grace Family Christmas and loved the sound. He is a piper for Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums of Central Illinois.
Jason Bruning works on a Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis at Comprehensive Prosthetics and Orthotics.
He likes the fact that he doesn't have a desk job, he gets to work with his hands
and he also gets to work with the patients and see the results of his work.
Mathew Ingraham is on the grill at Northside Grill and Smokehouse part of Echo Valley Meats. He moved here from Maine two years ago and moved from selling seafood to now selling Meat.
Cindy Hoey is preparing for this year’s production at Corn Stock Theatre in Peoria. Her years as the Theatre Manger have taught her the importance of volunteers. 'We are a big family, with lots of families involved'.
Sam Ulloa graduated today from Bradley University with a degree in accounting.
Next, He will be working for John Deere in the Quad Cities.
Sam Ulloa graduated today from Bradley University with a degree in accounting.
Next, He will be working for John Deere in the Quad Cities.
Kelly Mehl, or, longtime residents of Peoria, might know her as 'the WeeTee lady'. Kelly and her husband bought WeeTee Golf in 1986. She loves all the people she meets and has plenty of repeat customers. Once, she was stopped at the mall during the winter and asked if she could open up the WeeTee so a young man could propose to the women he met there.
Gena Holesome and her Daughter LaCora are getting the porch ready for the summer with a fresh coat of paint. Just in time for Mother’s Day. 'We like setting out here together’ I was jealous, it is a great porch.
Sr. Ana Pia Cordua, Sctjm knew she was called to the religious life since she was in Kindergarten.
Sister Ana Pia is the Excutive Director of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Peoria.
Kristyn Weglarz is behind the bar at Khaki Jack's. She just moved here from Chicago.
This is her first week in Peoria, talk about meeting new people.
Dr. Bob Polley DVM
an 'Old Kansas farm boy' he has lived in Peoria for 36 years. He says he is a surviver of twin daughters.
you can find Bob at Meadowbrook Veterinary Clinic.
Elias Shanine
Just celebrated his 4th Birthday.
He loves superheros but most people, including his parents, just think he is one!
Born 2.5 months before he was expected Elias' smile and energy exceeds expectations everyday.
Fr. Paul Carlson at St. Jude Church Peoria works on a homily while waiting for a marriage prep appointment.
Fr. Carlson is 24 days from his 2nd anniversary of becoming a priest.