Peoria Standard

Chillicothe City Council met May 29.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

Chillicothe City Council met Tuesday, May 29.

City of Chillicothe Public Safety Committee met June 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Chillicothe Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, June 5.

City of Chillicothe Economic Development Committee met May 2.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Chillicothe Economic Development Committee met Wednesday, May 2.

City of Chillicothe Economic Development Committee met June 6.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Chillicothe Economic Development Committee met Wednesday, June 6.

City of Chillicothe Cemetery and Parks Committee met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Chillicothe Cemetery and Parks Committee met Wednesday, May 16.

Leads/Fulton County Finance & Insurance Committee met May 31.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Jun 25, 2018

Leads/Fulton County Finance & Insurance Committee met Thursday, May 31.

City of Canton Joint Planning & Zoning met May 14.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Canton Joint Planning & Zoning met Monday, May 14.

City of Canton City Council met June 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 25, 2018

City of Canton City Council met Tuesday, June 5.

Astoria FPD responds to eight fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Astoria Fire Protection District responded to 10 calls in 2017 - 61.5 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

3 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61542 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Three offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61542, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Germantown FPD responds to 10 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Germantown Fire Protection District responded to 12 calls in 2017 - 40 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Report: Bradford spent $8,162 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Spending per pupil at Bradford Community Unified School District 1 is down 38 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

ADVOCATE EUREKA HOSPITAL: What are those tiny flesh-colored bumps on your skin?

By Press release submission | Jun 25, 2018

Children are out of school for the summer, which means summer camps, swimming pools, sports and amusement parks are bustling.

ADVOCATE EUREKA HOSPITAL: How to build a burger — the healthy way

By Press release submission | Jun 25, 2018

Just thinking about the smell of burgers sizzling on the grill can make your mouth water.

CITY OF PEORIA: Peorians Learn to Row for Breast Cancer Survivors – Hosted by Recovery on Water (ROW)

By Press release submission | Jun 25, 2018

Recovery on Water (ROW) is a Chicago-based non profit organization that serves as a rowing team for patients and survivors of breast cancer.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61546 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 24, 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61546, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Report: Bartonville spent $7,374 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 24, 2018

Spending per pupil at Bartonville School District 66 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

ADVOCATE EUREKA HOSPITAL: Worry-free summer workout tips

By Press release submission | Jun 23, 2018

Warm days and clear skies – it’s that time of year when many of us can’t get enough of the outdoors, and that includes moving our exercise routines outside.