Peoria Diocese plans church closures, consolidations
— June 5, 2024The number of ordained priests serving the 26-county Catholic Diocese of Peoria is expected to fall below 100 — down from the current 145 — within the next 10 years. To address…
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R.F.D News & Views
— June 5, 2024News came down last week that China has slipped from the top destination for U.S. ag products to third as the agricultural trade deficit increased. Also in the news: A massive fire…
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Fourth Peoria resident sentenced in firearms burglaries
— May 25, 2024The last of four Peoria residents arrested after a series of attempted burglaries at federally licensed firearm dealers was sentenced Tuesday, May 21. Erika Garner, 22, was sentenced…
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All state revenue options remain on the table
— May 22, 2024While the governor’s office instructed agency directors to identify $800 million in potential budget cuts, all facets of the plan to raise $1.1 billion in revenue to avoid cuts remain…
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Brady to run against Mwilambwe for Bloomington mayor
— May 8, 2024An online photo shows former state Rep. Dan Brady smiling as he stands next to Mboka Mwilambwe at the Bloomington mayor’s swearing-in ceremony in 2021. Brady, whose last political…
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Central Illinois’ face of farming heads out to pastures
— May 30, 2024After serving for nearly three decades as the unofficial “face” of farming in central Illinois, Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer is set to retire. Previously…
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Convicted drug dealer now faces child-porn charges
— May 22, 2024What’s worse than being arrested after a multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement task force executes a search warrant on your home? Having state and federal law enforcement agents…
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As Medicaid redeterminations restart, 73 percent of recipients remain enrolled
— May 21, 2024About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients…
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