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CITY OF EAST PEORIA: Hiring Assistant Finance Director

The City of East Peoria seeks an Assistant Finance Director to assist the Finance Director in maintaining the accuracy of the City's daily financial records along with annual budgeting.

Census Bureau: 1.9% of people in Mason County identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 13,486 citizens living in Mason County in 2020, 98.1 percent said they were only one race, while 1.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

CHILLICOTHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Chillicothe Players and Chillicothe Park District Present Arsenic and Old Lace

Tickets are now on sale for Arsenic and Old Lace. For tickets, call 309-360-5377. Tickets are $20

Census Bureau: 79.4 percent of people in Mason County were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 13,486 citizens living in Mason County in 2020, 10,705 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Mason County population was 13,486 in 2020

Mason County had a population of 13,486 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Peoria Standard.

Caterpillar employee Timothy Jeffers contributes a total of $100 to Republican Party candidate Dan Newhouse

Caterpillar employee Timothy Jeffers has contributed a total of $100 to Republican Party candidate Dan Newhouse

At Henry-Senachwine, 81 percent of students graduate high school

About 97 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Henry-Senachwine High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 81 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

20.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cuba

20.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cuba in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

CITY OF ATLANTA: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Release of First Progress Update on One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the release of the first progress update on the One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan

Justin Bowman sells 507 S. Walnut, Vt.

On Feb. 28, 2021, Stephen Haney Jr. purchased a home at 507 S. Walnut, Vt. from Justin Bowman for $7,000.

CITY OF CANTON: South Fifth Water Main Repaired - No Boil Order

The water main on South Main Street has now been repaired, and no Boil Order is necessary this time.

Q2 2020 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Fulton County?

There were 10 offenders released on parole during the second quarter of 2020 that live in Fulton County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Q3 2020 Recap: 2 parolees from Mason County convicted of crimes against persons set for release

There were two offenders convicted of crimes against persons released on parole in Mason County during the third quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Peoria Standard.

One professional license issued in zip code 53005 during 2020

There was one professional license issued in zip code 53005 during 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

87.1 percent of Armstrong-Oakview teachers stay put; average earns $47,359 per year

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 87.1 percent of teachers stay at Armstrong-Oakview Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

Census Bureau: nobody in Mason identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 2,342 citizens living in Mason in 2020, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau reports Mason population was 2,342 in 2020

Mason had a population of 2,342 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Peoria Standard.

Census Bureau: 81.1 percent of people in Mason were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 2,342 citizens living in Mason in 2020, 1,900 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Two clinical professional counselor licenses set to lapse in zip code 61729 during March