http://peoriachronicle.com News and Comment about Peoria, Illinois Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:58:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Heart of Peoria Commission will meet this Friday at 8 a.m. in room 404 of Peoria City Hall. Here's the agenda: AGENDA (All Agenda items are subject to possible action.) CALL TO ORDER MINUTES – APPROVAL of MINUTES of the REGULAR MEETING held APRIL 25, 2008 REGULAR BUSINESS ITEM NO. 1 Update regarding EXECUTIVE ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/23/hopc-meeting-this-friday/ From the New York Times: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive regulations requiring the oil industry to blend ever-increasing amounts of ethanol into gasoline. A decision is expected in the next few weeks. [...] His request for an emergency waiver cutting the ethanol mandate ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/23/ethanol-under-fire/ "I felt this thrill going up my leg. I don't have that too often." --Chris Matthews after hearing an Obama speech. Hat tip: LA Times. http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/23/mccain-camp-satirizes-media-love-for-obama/ Just about everything on the council agenda tonight was approved, either unanimously or with Sandberg voting against. As usual. Police will get their Segways. Elliott's will get their liquor license and $50,000 out-of-court settlement. Another large swath of Peoria will get the coveted Enterprise Zone status. ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/23/council-meeting-almost-everything-approved/ The District 150 Board of Education met Monday night and voted unanimously to approve this agenda item: 10. REQUEST PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION OF PEORIA TO ISSUE BONDS FOR NEW LINCOLN SCHOOL – Cahill Proposed Action: That the Board of Education approve and authorize the submission of a letter to the Public Building ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/22/d150-votes-to-use-pbc-funding-for-all-building-projects/ A block of Paris Ave. -- one block south of War Memorial Drive, between Wisconsin and Illinois avenues -- looks like a "war zone" according to Tom Horstmann, Peoria Heights village administrator. Take a look for yourself: [flashvideo filename=http://peoriachronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/Video/Paris-Ave.flv /] Yep, pretty much. Here's why: The work on demolishing these houses ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/21/peoria-heights-street-looks-like-war-zone/ From a press release: LaHood Continues Momentum with $212,000 Raised to Date Challenger for State’s Attorney leads in contributions and support from law enforcement Peoria, IL – With a significant cash advantage and unanimous support from the Peoria County law enforcement community, Darin LaHood’s bid to unseat a 20-year incumbent State’s Attorney continues ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/21/darin-lahood-touting-campaign-successes/ From the Peoria Times-Observer: OSF St. Francis, Inc. has leased about half of the [former K's Merchandise] building to consolidate offices spread throughout Peoria. Also in the story, fifth district councilman Pat Nichting uses this news to push for the Pioneer Parkway extension. "'There's a lot of folks being patient waiting ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/21/times-observer-osf-moving-into-ks-merchandise-building/ From the City of Peoria: City and Park District crews are currently removing down trees and branches from the roadway. Many times power lines will be taken down with tree branches. Please use caution when moving branches around your home. Waste Management will be picking up yard waste ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/21/news-about-downed-trees-and-branches/ The Zoning Commission is asking the City Council to move the commission's meetings to 3 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. Since January, the commission has been meeting at 6 p.m. This comes as no surprise. Up until January of this year, the Zoning Commission met at 1 ... http://peoriachronicle.com/2008/07/21/zoning-commission-wants-to-move-meetings-to-3-pm/