The Peoria Woman - October 2004

The Director of Child Care Connections at Illinois Central College talks about how child care needs have changed, "scholastic" programs for two-year olds, the future of District 150, the reemergence of the stay-at-home mom, and more.
Features

Lead Story

Common Place: St. Francis Sisters Combat Illiteracy
by Tori Phelps
Most of us take for granted our ability to read the morning newspaper or a good book before bed. Common Place and the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception have formed a partnership that's ensuring hundreds of our friends and neighbors learn to enjoy the pleasures of reading.

Peoria Profile

Sandra Beneventi: Commerce Bank
From bookkeeper to senior vice president, she's been in the banking industry for more than thirty years.
Columns
Tori Phelps, The Peoria Woman Editor
Dr. Olivia Wielowski, Joseph & Hishon Chiropractic & Acupuncture
Shelleigh Birlingmair, The Commerce Trust Company
Syreeta Jutla, Shear Country Salon
Jeanne Buysee, American Family Insurance
Extras

From the Editor

Wings to Fly
Last month, I left my daughter at her new university almost a 1,000 miles away. Although I'd been trying to prepare myself for the separation for months, it was a long drive home.