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The City of Peoria has issued the following press release regarding the Big Snow Storm of 2011: NEWS RELEASE Date: January 31, 2011 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: SNOW STORM PREPARATION The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning from 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, through Noon on Wednesday. There are [...] I received a nice letter from Business PAC of Central Illinois (Biz PAC) yesterday — this is the political action committee that used to be known as the Chamber PAC and was directly affiliated with the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. Now it’s just legally separate, but all the same people are involved, so [...] At Tuesday’s State of the City address, Mayor Ardis announced a new initiative to see what it would take to combine the City and County police departments. This prompted the Journal Star to gather a few basic facts about the two forces: The city’s Police Department has 214 employees and operates on a $21 [...] I was a sophomore in high school when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 25 years ago on January 28, 1986. In the morning, the news spread throughout my school like a rumor that most people didn’t believe. By lunch time, it was confirmed, and TVs were set up where we could watch the news [...] Frederick E. Smith, an East Bluff resident, has submitted the following editorial regarding plans to turn the Brown Bag Video store into a 4 a.m. tavern with live entertainment. Smith spoke at the council meeting Tuesday night opposing the liquor license request. I am very concerned about the two stories in the January 28th [...] From my inbox: RICK CLOYD SEEKS DISTRICT 150 SCHOOL BOARD 3rd DIST. SEAT AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE Rick Cloyd Peoria – Citing a long record of community involvement, Rick Cloyd announced today he is a write-in candidate for the Peoria Public School District 150 Board of Education from the 3rd district. Because no [...] Welcome to City Council Chambers, City Hall, in downtown Peoria. It’s time for another City Council meeting. If you’re following along live this evening, be sure to refresh your browser regularly. Now, without any further ado, here’s the agenda: The City Council is poised to raise the historic landmark application fee 1000% Tuesday night. While the Historic Preservation Commission approved doubling the fee (from $50 to $100), City Staff wants to raise it to $500. They will also increase fees for a Certificate of Appropriateness from $25 to $120 for administrative certificates, and [...] The City has issued the following press release: After last night’s interview, Mayor Ardis, City Council Members, and Mr. Urich, agreed that both sides would like to continue discussions towards a possible contract offer. A meeting between Mr. Urich, the Mayor and two Council Members, will be arranged soon to establish a framework to [...] Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, met with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday in Chicago: In an interview with the Journal Star just before a luncheon in Washington, D.C., featuring Chinese President Hu Jintao, [...] Oberhelman didn’t argue that the concerns about human rights issues in China are valid. [...] Hu, Oberhelman [...] |
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