Peoria Standard

Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 reports 5 incidents of students being suspended in 2023-24 school year

By S. R. Figueroa | Aug 1, 2025

There were five incidents of students being suspended in Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

Students suspended 33 times just in 2023-24 school year in Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21

By S. R. Figueroa | Aug 1, 2025

There were 33 incidents of students being suspended just in Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

Did Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

By Peoria Standard | Aug 1, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 43.7% of Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

LaHood visits machinery manufacturer to discuss new bill’s impact on local industry

By Peoria Standard | Aug 1, 2025

Congressman Darin LaHood visited All World Machinery in Roscoe, Illinois, to discuss the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on local manufacturing.

LaHood hosts roundtable with business leaders on new federal tax law

By Peoria Standard | Aug 1, 2025

Congressman Darin LaHood, who represents Illinois’ 16th district in the U.S. Congress, recently hosted a roundtable in Peoria focused on the tax provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.