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News from August 2022

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Peoria Standard area weekly mass times

By Peoria Standard | Aug 27, 2022

The following parishes in the Peoria Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Illinois state Senate candidate for District 46 says 'increasing taxes and regulations will ensure we will never catch up'

By David Beasley | Aug 26, 2022

States are in the process of recovery following the devastating economic impact of COVID-19. But, Illinois' economy is lagging behind. Many Republican elected officials and candidates believe that the current high taxes and rigid regulations are the cause.

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$47,084 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for West Peoria

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Pekin Consolidated School District 303 in 2020-2021 school year?

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

There were 96 students suspended in Pekin Consolidated School District 303 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Home sales during week ending Aug. 6 in Princeville

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

There were two reported residential sales in Princeville in the week ending Aug. 6, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Wyoming taxpayers give $11,065 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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West Peoria residents pay $16,179 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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33% of households in Bay View Gardens received food stamps in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

Bay View Gardens ranked 63rd in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Students suspended or expelled 30 times in a single school year in Norwood Elementary School District 63

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

There were 30 students suspended in Norwood Elementary School District 63 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Tazewell County’s Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Delavan Community Unit School District 703 in Tazewell County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Wenona collects $14,509 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Analysis: 92.8% of black Peoria County third graders failed state English exam in 2021

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

The 2021 state English exam was taken by 436 black third grade students in Peoria County.

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Illinois Department of Corrections to release two inmates sentenced in Peoria County during week ending Aug. 3

By Peoria Standard | Aug 26, 2022

There are two inmates sentenced to jail in Peoria County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 3.

City of Pekin Traffic Safety Committee met Aug. 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 26, 2022

City of Pekin Traffic Safety Committee met Friday, Aug. 5.

Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals met May 12

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 26, 2022

Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, May 12.

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Washburn taxpayers give $10,559 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 25, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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District reports North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 suspended or expelled students seven times in a single school year

By Peoria Standard | Aug 25, 2022

There were seven students suspended in North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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26.4% of households in St. David received food stamps in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 25, 2022

St. David ranked 138th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Home sales during week ending Aug. 6 in West Peoria

By Peoria Standard | Aug 25, 2022

The following residential sales were reported in West Peoria in the week ending Aug. 6, according to BlockShopper.com.