Peoria County News Briefs
— February 20, 2019CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
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Chefs put culinary skills on the line at Neighborhood House fundraiser
— February 14, 2019Anyone who’s a fan of the Food Network’s “Chopped” or who likes tasting chef-prepared bites will want to check out Neighborhood House’s sixth annual Food Fight…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— February 6, 2019STATE 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…
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Peoria used book store’s expansion builds on owner’s dream
— January 24, 2019It 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…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— January 23, 2019CENTRAL ILLINOIS Thinking about beekeeping? Class will get you started The Heart of Illinois Beekeepers Association will introduce the world of beekeeping to potential beekeepers with…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— February 13, 2019STATE 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…
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Peoria County News Briefs
— January 30, 2019STATE 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…
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New Keystone Steel owner pledges to double capacity
— January 23, 2019As 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…
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