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Top stories of 2009

I’m not doing a Top 10. Rather, I’m just going through each month and pulling out the two or three most significant events that happened, as reported on the Chronicle. No doubt there are bigger stories missing here and there because I didn’t write about everything, but you can read about those in the mainstream media or other blog sites.

Here are the 2009 Top Stories on Peoria Chronicle, as I see them:

January

February

March

  • WHOI News bites the dust as an independent news source. WEEK-TV (Granite Broadcasting) takes over operations under a shared service agreement, fires all WHOI reporters. The newscast and anchors remain, but content is identical to WEEK.
  • Barbara Van Auken is sued by Sigma Nu fraternity in a transparent (and ultimately unsuccessful) attempt to spike Van Auken’s reelection bid.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

And that’s your 2009 Year in Review.