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Peoria County News Briefs

— February 13, 2019

STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…

Chillicothe’s Bald Eagle Celebration raises funds for local projects
— February 7, 2019

The Chillicothe Rotary Club and Lions Club have teamed up to offer the public a chance to view bald eagles on the Illinois River while feasting on an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage…
Chillicothe Library looks to spring with program on pollinators
— February 5, 2019

It may still be the middle of winter, but the Chillicothe Public Library is thinking spring and launching an eight-session program series on the importance of pollinators and how the…
Peoria County News Briefs
— January 30, 2019

STATE Changes in lead poison testing will ID more children exposed to risks A change in how the state measures exposure to lead poisoning will increase the number of children who will…
New Keystone Steel owner pledges to double capacity
— January 23, 2019

As a child, Sanjeev Gupta, 48, would often visit his industrialist father’s steel mills. Now, Gupta owns his own steel conglomeration, Liberty House Group, to which Peoria County-based…

Peoria County News Briefs
— February 6, 2019

STATE New minimum wage debate expected The Illinois Senate is expected this week to start discussing a new plan to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters of the…
Peoria police look for leads in double homicide
— February 4, 2019

Peoria police are still looking for suspects in the Jan. 30 shooting deaths of two men. Police found Braden M. Huerta, 22, and Alijah W. Sumrell, 23, in the 200 block of East Virginia…
Peoria used book store’s expansion builds on owner’s dream
— January 24, 2019

It may have taken Stacy Hardin 30-some years to finally own a bookstore in Peoria, but she hasn’t wasted any time building on that dream since making it come true in 2016. “When…