Peoria Standard

Caterpillar experiences growth outside of Illinois

By Kerry Goff | Aug 3, 2016

Caterpillar, headquartered in Peoria, recently announced that it will add 600 jobs over the next five years at a new facility in Tucson, Arizona. 

Two cases point to absurdity of Illinois workers' compensation claims, two attorneys say

By Kerry Goff | Jul 26, 2016

Workers’ compensation reform continues to be a hot topic in Illinois, and the debate continues to grow as the state makes decisions over who does and does not receive workers' compensation benefits. One instance fueling the debate is a July 12 case in which a Peoria police officer was denied benefits after he sustained injuries while driving his personal vehicle to a mandatory training session.