🌱 Stabbing Suspect Arrested + Free Cancer Screenings

Hello, Peoria! In today's news, find out why:

• Protesters gathered at the Civic Center.
• The park district is asking for resident feedback.
• Travel is expected to increase across Illinois later this month.

But first, today's weather: Pleasant with variable clouds. High: 78 Low: 54.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Peoria:

1. A woman was arrested Monday in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man in Peoria, WMBD reports. Police say he was stabbed Sunday night at 715 Morgan St. (WMBD)

2. More than 1,000 people attended a Lincoln Day Republican Party fundraiser in Peoria last week with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a speaker. Protesters outside Peoria Civic Center called his rhetoric racist and fascist. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. OSF Healthcare is offering cancer screenings Friday at the Saint Francis Medical Center, WMBD reports. Some of the screenings at the “one-stop” event will be administered for free. (WMBD)

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Today in Peoria:

• Head to Selfie Space for Wine Wednesday. (5 p.m.)
• Hult Center for Healthy Living hosts a free mindfulness meditation. (5:15 p.m.)
• It's Trivia Night at Peoria Riverfront Museum. (6 p.m.)
• Take a drawing class at the Art Guild. (6:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Peoria Park District will host a feedback session tomorrow on plans to improve Morton Square Park. (Park District)
• The city’s public works department will host an open house Thursday. (City)
• More than two million people will travel in Illinois this Memorial Day, according to AAA. (25NN)

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— Georgi

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.