A $95 million redevelopment plan with OSF Finance Co. for facility upgrades and other improvements, including a $51 million educational center on the Downtown hospital's campus, was approved Tuesday by the Peoria City Council.
The council voted 8-1 on a plan that returns 75 percent to 90 percent of new tax revenues OSF will generate on new projects within the development area until 2034.
Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.
There’s one way to get the fans back on your side.
Beat the Big Man on Campus. In the Big Ten Conference, that’s Jared Sullinger and No. 5 Ohio State.
Illinois rallied from 11 points down in the second half behind the hot shooting of junior guard Brandon Paul, and celebrated a 79-74 win over the Buckeyes at Assembly Hall on Tuesday night.
While Shane Grimes, a sophomore at Pekin Community High School, spoke about the years of bullying and harassment from students and, all too often, teachers who assumed he was gay, another student left early, overcome by a discussion too close to the racially intimidating incidents he has experienced as a biracial student in Pekin.
Veara Cornish told of how her granddaughter recently spent three weeks in a mental health facility after she was bullied and attacked by a group of girls at Peoria High School.
And Todd Hollis, the teacher and football coach at Elmwood/Brimfield High School who has two daughters with Down syndrome, teared up as he recounted the hate-filled graffiti and vandalism he discovered on his home as he took his children to school one morning last April.
According to National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Geelhart, Peoria is inching toward a nearly 100-year-old record for minimal amounts of snow but won't quite reach it.
On Dec. 23, 1918, more than an inch of snow fell on Peoria, ending a streak of 330 consecutive days without at least one inch.
As of Tuesday, Peoria had made it 317 consecutive days with less than an inch, but Geelhart forecasts an end to that run.
Groundhog Day won’t be here for another three weeks. But Bradley men’s basketball coach Geno Ford must feel like he’s living that déjà vu inspired film by the same name.
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ON THE TABLE Looking for just the right dish to fix this weekend? Look no further than the creative menu of J.M. Hirsch, AP food editor and author of “High Flavor, Low Labor.” Today’s Hirsch column can be found inside the Taste section.
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An inside look at the 2011-12 college basketball seasons for Bradley, the MVC and the Big Ten.
Your Complete Guide to Rivermen Hockey and 2011-12 AHL Season
