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March 14, 2024 Peoria, Pekin city leaders face difficult decisions if Illinois ends its grocery tax
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5 min
March 13, 2024 'It's a community service:' Election judges and commissions prepare for the Election Day in Illinois
The Illinois primary is less than a week away, but preparations began months ago.

Candidates could file with the Illinois State Board of Elections from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4. Elizabeth Gannon, executive director of the Peoria County Election Commission, said they typically get the list of candidates from the state board in early January.
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5 min
March 12, 2024 Nonprofits sound the alarm on diminishing fund for victims of crime
Organizations across the country that depend on funding for victim services are sounding the alarm and asking for legislators to take action to replenish and support a flagging Crime Victims Fund.
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March 12, 2024 Peoria Heights negotiating lease with Bradley University for shared commercial kitchen in pump house
A budding food entrepreneur looking to cook up a catering or farmer's market business needs more than just an idea. It needs space.
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2 min
March 11, 2024 Retired Central Illinois truck drivers collect donations to bring to Native reservations in the Great Plains
A Central Illinois nonprofit team collects donations of a variety of items to bring to reservations in North and South Dakota.
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March 11, 2024 District 150 is set to receive 15 electric buses. How have they worked elsewhere?
A nearly $6 million federal grant means Peoria Public Schools District 150 are set to purchase 15 new electric school buses. It’s another move in a nationwide effort — backed by grant opportunities, rebates and tax deductions — to encourage adoption of electric vehicles.
But how effective are electric buses? What challenges are there to implementing electric vehicles and what benefits do they provide?
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2 min
March 08, 2024 Is Peoria economy 'limping along' or 'steady' It depends on who you ask and how you look at it
The state agency responsible for conducting research for state lawmakers has a pessimistic outlook for Peoria's economic prospects in 2024.
The report prepared for the Illinois Commission of Government Forecasting and Accountability by Moody's Analytics and Economic & Consumer Credit Analytics specifically points to a lack of job growth in key industries such as manufacturing and health care to support this claim.
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2 min
March 07, 2024 Three Republican candidates are vying for open 37th District Illinois Senate seat
Three Republicans are vying in the March primary to replace retiring state Sen. Win Stoller in the solid red 37th District.
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5 min
March 07, 2024 Plan to haul Chicago garbage by barge to Central Illinois port shelved
A proposal for a first-of-its-kind program to haul trash by barge from Chicago to rural Henry is dead in the water, at least for now.
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2 min
March 06, 2024 'Like driving a Rolls Royce,' Peoria Guild of American Organists highlights their love for historic instrument
The Peoria chapter of the American Guild of Organists is bringing together those with a passion for the grand old instrument.
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