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News from December 2024

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Peoria County taxpayers give $7,336 in County Automobile Renting Tax in September

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

In September, Peoria County saw a decrease in County Automobile Renting Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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Registered sex offenders: no new new living in Putnam County as of November 2024

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

Putnam County had no new sex offenders registered as living there in November 2024, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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56.3% of Tremont Community Unit School District 702 students met or exceeded ELA IAR expectations on tests in 2022-23 school year

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

In the 2022-23 school year, 56.3% of the students in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Hardin County has no new registered sex offenders in week ending Dec. 8

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

There are no new registered sex offenders living in Hardin County in the week ending Dec. 8 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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Q2 Recap: 1 parolee from Marshall County convicted of a property crime set for supervised release

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

There was one offender convicted of a property crime living in Marshall County released on parole during the second quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Peoria Standard.

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Cheapest diesel in cities across Peoria County in week ending Nov. 30

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Peoria County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Nov. 30, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Peoria responsible for 7th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during September

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

Peoria residents paid $4.8 million in sales taxes, the seventh highest total paid per municipality in September.

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Week ending Dec. 8: No new registered sex offenders living in Jersey County

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

The Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry shows there are no new registered sex offenders living in Jersey County as of the week ending Dec. 8.

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Washington Community High School District 308 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

Enrollment at Washington Community High School District 308 fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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Village of Swansea Park Board met December 7

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Dec 9, 2024

Village of Swansea Park Board met 8 a.m. Saturday, December 7

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Rep. Ryan Spain hosts annual holiday diaper drive ending with donation event

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

State Representative Ryan Spain is organizing his annual Holiday Diaper Drive, culminating in a Drive-Thru Donation event on December 11.

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Street light removal begins Dec. 10 on Garden and Adams Streets

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

Concrete street light pole removal is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, December 10, at 7 a.m. The work will take place on W Garden Street between SW Jefferson Avenue and SW Adams Street, as well as on SW Adams Street between Warren Street and...

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Traffic signal at Adams and Spring streets goes into all-flash mode

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

The traffic signal at the intersection of NE Adams Street and Spring Street has been set to all-flash mode.

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Efforts continue globally on International Anti-Corruption Day

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

Countries worldwide observe International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9 to highlight the impact of corruption and the importance of combating it.

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Which former Peoria Standard area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 12?

By Peoria Standard | Dec 9, 2024

These former Peoria Standard area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 12.

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Marshall County: Cities registered 2 lawyers in good standing as of November

By Peoria Standard | Dec 8, 2024

Cities within Marshall County recorded two lawyers in good standing to practice law as of November.

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$592,537 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in September for Peoria County

By Peoria Standard | Dec 8, 2024

In September, Peoria County saw an increase in Countywide Sales Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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Edwards County has no new registered sex offenders in week ending Dec. 8

By Peoria Standard | Dec 8, 2024

The Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry shows there are no new registered sex offenders living in Edwards County as of the week ending Dec. 8.

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Test expectations: How many students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations in Germantown Hills School District 69 in 2022-23 school year?

By Peoria Standard | Dec 8, 2024

In the 2022-23 school year, 57.7% of the students in Germantown Hills School District 69 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Prairie State taxes: Marshall County residents rank 98th in total sales taxes paid for September

By Peoria Standard | Dec 8, 2024

Marshall County residents paid $35,468 in sales taxes, ranking 98th in total sales taxes paid per county in September.