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• Celebrating Mother’s Day on the wild side

  SMITHFIELD, Ill.-- Several families celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday with a trip to the zoo which is often a hands-off experience, but at Browns' Oakridge zoo... petting and playing is allowed.

• Lawmakers unveil plan for affordable student loans

  ILLINOIS -- If passed, the Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act would base interest rates on operation costs of loan programs, rather than setting a numerical rate.

• 10 years after the tornadoes

  SOUTH PEKIN, Ill -- Several tornadoes touched down May 10th, 2003 causing extensive damage in the eastern parts of South Pekin.

• FEMA surveys Central Illinois homes

  CENTRAL ILLINOIS -- Seventeen additional counties have put in requests, and all of the homes in the Heart of Illinois are included in those counties.

• Art fair brings in people from all over the state

  PEORIA HEIGHTS Ill -- People from all over Illinois showed off their creative side in Peoria Heights this afternoon.

• Volunteers make Komen race possible

  PEORIA, Ill. -- The Race for the Cure has run through Peoria for the past 28 years. That is thanks to the hard work of organizers and volunteers.

• Participants explain why they race for the cure

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Whether it was celebrating, supporting or remembering, Race for the Cure participants came from across the nation with their own unique reason for lacing up.

• Local boy has Make-a-Wish wish granted

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozens of family, friends and volunteers came together Saturday to grant a wish for one local boy.

• Peoria parents gather to rally against gun violence

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria mothers and fathers gathered this Mother's Day weekend to call for an end to gun violence in the city.

• Additional security at Race for the Cure

  PEORIA, Ill.-- Police presence was strong at Saturday mornings race for the cure with about 30 officers securing the event.

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