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LaHood column: Illinois Senate 'finally' getting serious about pension reform

Details: Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 17:39; Written by State Sen. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria

darin This week, the Illinois Senate finally seemed to get serious about the pension funding crisis. The perception of getting serious and the reality of being serious are two separate issues; however, a small step was taken.

Senate Bills 1 and 35 were acted on by our chamber, with mixed results. I joined with my colleagues on both sides...

Peoria will host regional neighborhood conference

Details: Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 17:21; Written by Paul Gordon

rnnc3 Peoria will be the focal point for 22 Midwestern cities and more than 400 of their representatives in September when it hosts the 2013 Regional Neighborhood Network Conference.

The conference, which represents a coalition of big and small cities such as Cincinnati, Indianapolis and last year's...

Selfless 10-year-old is 'Rockin' the House'

Details: Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:15; Written by Terry Towery

Most ordinary 10-year-old boys spend their free time playing video games, goofing off on the Internet or watching television. They need to be told to wash their hands, or clean their rooms or quit picking on their sister. Most ordinary 10-year-old-boys can't even spell the word "selfless," let alone practice it on a daily basis.

Riley Moran is no ordinary 10-year-old boy.

When the Ridgeview Elementary School fifth-grader...

Wildlife Prairie State Park opens Saturday with free admission

Details: Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 14:04; Written by The Peorian

Wildlife Prairie State Park will open for the season at 9 a.m. Saturday, with free admission all day.

The kick-off event for the season is called The Spring Wake-Up: Butterflies, Birds, and Bears! Oh, My! and it will include a sneak peek of what's new at the park this spring and summer.

"Join a guided hike and be "in...

Washington Street to close for construction

Details: Published on Monday, 11 March 2013 15:40; Written by The Peorian

A portion of Washington Street in downtown Peoria will close Tuesday morning for about nine months for reconstruction as part of the Warehouse District project, the City of Peoria announced Monday.

Beginning Tuesday at 7 a.m., Washington Street from State Street to Liberty Street will be closed in both directions and the closure is expected to last until Dec. 15, 2013, the city said.

City, state and federal officials broke...

Community Solar System moving, growing

Details: Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:22; Written by Paul Gordon

sun The center of the universe has moved about four miles south. The rest of the planets in our solar system will have to move accordingly.

But at least one won't have to stop for gas to find Earth.

It may take until next fall before it's finished, but Sheldon Schafer is confident it will be...

Warehouse District gets an official kickoff

Details: Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 15:56; Written by Paul Gordon

warehouse1 For more than a decade city officials have talked about wanting to convert a section of downtown where old, dilapidated buildings stand into a warehouse district.

Slowly but surely it has been happening, largely due to the efforts of businessmen like Pat Sullivan and developers like...

Time to learn about Affordable Care Act

Details: Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:56; Written by Paul Gordon

Health-Care-Reform Recognizing the difficulty in knowing all the ins and outs of the Affordable Care Act, especially since it is constantly in motion as its implementation nears, the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is giving area business owners and leaders a chance learn.

Even though implementation is almost more than nine...

Does Spring still mean Great Junk for Kids?

Details: Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 14:55; Written by Bill Knight

wax-lips Sunday's twin harbingers of Spring – the return of Daylight Savings Time and the expected snow melt –provoke a question from a childish mind of a Baby Boomer: do 21st century kids still have wonderful crap marketed to them when weather warms?