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News from November 2016

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Brimfield Board of Trustees to take action on planning commission appointment

By Louie Torres | Nov 30, 2016

Brimfield Board of Trustees will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5.

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Peoria County Executive Committee discusses how to boost residential development in Peoria Heights

By Louie Torres | Nov 30, 2016

Peoria County Executive Committee discusses how to boost residential development in Peoria Heights.

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State House fails to override Rauner veto of automatic voter registration bill

By Peoria Standard | Nov 30, 2016

Despite the Illinois Senate’s recent vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on automatic voter registration, the State House failed to follow suit on Monday, resulting in a no-go for the legislation.

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Peoria Human Resources Commission members declare conflict of interest disclosures for 2017

By Louie Torres | Nov 29, 2016

Peoria Human Resources Commission members declare conflict of interest disclosures for 2017 during a recent meeting.

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Peoria Public Schools District No. 150 Building Committee to review Peoria Stadium proposals

By Louie Torres | Nov 29, 2016

Peoria Public Schools District No. 150 Building Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.

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Brimfield Community Unified School District No. 309 Board to hold special meeting on county facility sales tax

By Louie Torres | Nov 28, 2016

Brimfield Community Unified School District No. 309 Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.

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Chillicothe City Council to consider land purchase agreement

By Louie Torres | Nov 28, 2016

Chillicothe City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28.

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Bellevue Village Board provides street pavement updates

By Louie Torres | Nov 27, 2016

The Bellevue Village Board met Sept. 27 to provide and update on street pavement projects.

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Chillicothe City Council approves sidewalk replacement

By Louie Torres | Nov 27, 2016

The Chillicothe City Council met Sept. 26 to approve sidewalk replacement.

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Peoria County board summarizes revenue categories

By Louie Torres | Nov 27, 2016

The Peoria County Board Collaborative Committee met July 26 to summarize the county's three revenue categories.

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Peoria County increases demand for veterans' assistance services

By Louie Torres | Nov 27, 2016

The Peoria County Executive Committee met Aug. 11 to increase the demand for veterans' assistance services.

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Peoria City Council reappoints board members

By Louie Torres | Nov 27, 2016

The city of Peoria City Council met Oct. 11 to reappoint board members.

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Report: ARI prison-diversion program so far saves taxpayers over $75 million

By Peoria Standard | Nov 25, 2016

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority released the Adult Redeploy Illinois (ARI) annual report this week, saying the prison-diversion program saved taxpayers more than $75 million over the past five years.

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Bellevue Board of Trustees approve officer salaries

By Louie Torres | Nov 25, 2016

The Village Of Bellevue Board of Trustees met Oct. 11 to approve officer salaries.

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Village of Mapleton board purchases plow truck

By Louie Torres | Nov 25, 2016

The Village of Mapleton Board of Trustees met Aug. 9 to purchase a plow truck.

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Peoria County Board appropriates 2016 funds

By Louie Torres | Nov 25, 2016

The Peoria County Board met Sept. 8 to appropriate remaining 2016 funds.

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Brimfield CUSD trustees discuss final exams

By Louie Torres | Nov 25, 2016

The Brimfield Community Unified School District 309 Board of Education met Oct. 11 to discuss high school final exams.

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Peoria Heights CUSD board approves teacher contracts

By Louie Torres | Nov 25, 2016

The Peoria Heights Community Unified School District 325 Board of Trustees met Aug. 10 to approve teacher contracts.

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Four more manufacturers flee to states with less-hostile business climates

By Peoria Standard | Nov 23, 2016

Four Illinois manufacturers announced in October that they are leaving Illinois and relocating to bordering states to open up new plants facing less regulation.

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McCaleb editorial blasts Madigan's inaction

By Peoria Standard | Nov 23, 2016

Dan McCaleb, executive editor of the Northwest Herald, has blasted Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) for his failure to act upon Illinois' overwhelming bill backlog.