Peoria Standard

Incubator for black businesses hopes to instill 'do for self' work ethic

By Robert Hadley | Aug 11, 2019

With tools as simple as a low-power FM radio station and a vegetable garden, a group of entrepreneurs are hoping to create a black business district in Peoria.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy

By Robert Hadley | 12 months ago

A bombshell new report that soon-to-be ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner bailed out on his reelection campaign has some Republicans fuming.

From Prairie State Wire

Rauner concedes governor's race to Pritzker

By Robert Hadley | 1 year ago

Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner conceded defeat Tuesday night as Democrat J.B. Pritzker claimed the governorship of Illinois, capturing 59 percent of the vote to Rauner’s 35 percent.

Tazewell County Clerk: Slow voter turnout could rebound by election

By Robert Hadley | Oct 12, 2018

Early voting began across Illinois for the 2018 general elections and there are fewer early voters in Tazewell County compared to the last two elections.

From Chicago City Wire

Madigan funding ensures key votes, Illinois Policy Institute reports

By Robert Hadley | 1 year ago

House Speaker Mike Madigan has provided a combined $15 million in funding to dozens of state representatives currently holding office, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Moving survey shows outmigration up in Illinois

By Robert Hadley | 1 year ago

Illinois ranks fourth nationwide in terms of outmigration, according to recent data from Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.

From Prairie State Wire

Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 1 year ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

From Prairie State Wire

Ethics bill aims to ban fundraising in Sangamon County when legislature is in session

By Robert Hadley | 1 year ago

An ethics bill on the Illinois House floor that would prohibit fundraisers in Sangamon County while the General Assembly is in session has garnered a lot of support.

New Millennium Institute founder honored with Pride in Peoria Award

By Robert Hadley | Dec 28, 2017

James Bryson of the New Millennium Institute was honored with this year’s Pride in Peoria Award, the East Peoria Chamber of Commerce said in a release.

Teens can learn to keep the peace at American Legion camp

By Robert Hadley | May 14, 2017

Teens between 14 and 16 can spend five days this summer learning what it means to be a police officer.