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Peoria City Council approves 3-year contract with union firefighters
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (1163+ words) The City of Peoria has finalized a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with unionized fire department employees. The city council on Tuesday approved the new contract during its first regular meeting of the calendar year. Members of Peoria Firefighters Local…...
Pekin City Council taking a look at town hall meetings
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (441+ words) Elected officials and city staff discussed Pekin city business with residents several times last year at town hall meetings and other get-togethers. Mayor Mary Burress held "Coffee and Conversation" sessions at a Pekin coffee shop. Council members Jake Fletcher and…...
Peoria Fire Department gets $3M in federal funding to boost staffing
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (332+ words) The Peoria Fire Department has been awarded more than $3 million in federal funding to cover costs of adding more firefighters, boosting its emergency response capabilities. The money comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's [FEMA] fiscal year 2024 allocation through the…...
As Iran's protests continue, Israelis and Palestinians watch closely
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (499+ words) RAMALLAH, West Bank " As the White House weighs a potential military intervention in Iran amid massive protests across the country, political leaders in the region are closely monitoring the course of demonstrations. In Israel " whose existence Iran has long vehemently,…...
Lawsuit puts Illinois on offensive against ‘menacing’ immigration raids
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (851+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to severely limit immigration agents" authority in the state after accusing the feds of unleashing an "organized bombardment" to coerce state and local officials to change their immigration policies. State…...
Illinois extends enrollment deadline for health insurance plans beginning Feb. 1
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (233+ words) Customers still shopping for health insurance coverage through Illinois" state-run marketplace now have more time to choose a plan. Officials at Get Covered Illinois announced Monday they would extend the open enrollment deadline by 16 days. For coverage beginning Feb. 1, 2026, consumers…...
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announces retirement
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (369+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announced she will retire from the state's high court later this month. Theis, a Democrat from Chicago who represents the Cook County district on the court, said in a statement Monday she…...
Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1802+ words) While sitting for his second Fox News interview of 2025 in late October, Gov. JB Pritzker made a plain observation about President Donald Trump, who earlier that day derided Illinois" billionaire chief executive as "weak" and "pathetic." "It seems like I…...
Peoria Public Library project will expand, enhance digital newspaper availability
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (433+ words) Peoria Public Library is undertaking a process to make more than 70 years" worth of local newspaper editions available digitally. The preservation project will see electronic versions of Peoria Journal Star print editions dating back to 1951 included in the library"s…...
Sunday Puzzle: Pet theory
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (263+ words) Today's puzzle is called "Pet Theory." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word start starts PE- and the second word starts T-. (Ex. What walkways at intersections carry "--> "PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC) 1. Chart that lists all…...