Seniors check out free checkups

08/05/09 Free blood pressure screenings, health care literature and information on volunteer organizations were among the many services for senior citizens Wednesday morning at Snyder Village.   Sponsored by state Rep. Dave Leitch, R-Peoria, and Sen. Dale Risinger, R-Peoria, the senior fair has been held for the past decade and typically draws more than 150 seniors.

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State grants Metamora $685,000 to fix potholes

09/01/09 The state has come to the aid of Coalbank Road. Sen. Dale Risinger, R-Peoria, attended the Metamora Village Board meeting Tuesday to deliver the good news in person: The village has been given a $685,000 state grant for improvements for that heavily pitted and potholed road.

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Toll option considered for Eastern Bypass

03/27/10 Under new legislation co-sponsored by state Sen. Dale Risinger, R-Peoria, the Eastern Bypass could become the Eastern Tollroad.   "That was something I had not heard before," said Woodford County Board Chairman John Krug.

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