Remember when we were kids, and how much fun it was to point fireworks at police officers and firefighters and shoot them off? What, you didn’t do that? Well, that’s just the latest incident of kids being kids here in Peoria: A “major incident” involving a large group of people shooting fireworks at police and … Continue reading More kids being kids (UPDATED 2x)
District 150 did not violate Julie McArdle’s first-amendment rights when they terminated her contract. Evidence presented in court basically confirmed District 150’s statement to the press on April 29, 2009. Specifically, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois found that McArdle was terminated without cause, pursuant to her employment contract, and that … Continue reading Court: McArdle termination legit
A: They’re both largely in the 17th Congressional District, according to the latest gerrymander: View Larger Map Generally speaking, Peoria south of War Memorial Drive will be in the 17th, and North Peoria will be in the 18th. The 17th covers tremendous territory, extending to Illinois’ borders with Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Rockford is carved … Continue reading Q: What do Peoria and Rockford have in common?
Hello everyone. Welcome to Peoria City Hall. The business portion of the meeting is starting right now, and it’s 6:40 p.m. Let’s jump right in to tonight’s agenda:
On the City Council agenda Tuesday night is a request to spend another $87,369 toward the Pioneer Parkway Extension project. The extension of Pioneer Parkway is a planned, new, major arterial roadway that will support projected development of the area identified for coordinated, beneficial growth management by the City of Peoria, Peoria County, and the … Continue reading Can’t maintain the roads we have. Let’s build more!
From today’s Word on the Street column in the Journal Star: The mayor, meanwhile, said the hotel project – which has yet to begin – could be finalized by the Fourth of July. He said Marriott representatives were in Peoria a couple of weeks ago. He said progress is being made toward demolition work on … Continue reading Deadlines? What deadlines?
The Bradley Scout has been doing a good job of following the progress on Main Street Commons, the apartment building that is being erected on the site of the old Walgreen’s on Main Street, across from Campustown. The project was originally sold to neighbors as an upscale apartment building for upperclassmen, graduate students, and young … Continue reading Main Street Commons to include freshman dorm
From the Journal Star: Members of the Peoria local chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists at WEEK-TV Channel 25 and WHOI-TV Channel 19 rejected what Granite Broadcasting called its “last, best and final offer.” The vote taken on Friday was 27 to 1. …The union plans to hold a rally at … Continue reading WEEK/WHOI reject offer, plan rally
In a world where robots take over the fourth estate . . . Sound like the opening of a bad sci-fi film trailer? It may be more realistic than you think. National Public Radio reported Sunday: “‘Robot Journalist’ Out-Writes Human Sports Reporter.” Sports “A while back, All Things Considered brought you the story of a … Continue reading First they came for the sports reporters
Hello, and welcome to Council Chambers at Peoria City Hall. It’s 6:32 p.m., and the mayor is making several proclamations at the outset of the meeting before we get into the meat of the agenda. It looks like all the council members are present (except George Jacob), plus the two new council members — Beth … Continue reading Peoria City Council 4-12-2011 (Live Blog)