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Come on Feel the Illinoise, originally uploaded by xtine.
I assumed that B.J. Stone and I were going to talk about high gasoline prices. But now they are saying the death toll in the Louisiana and Mississipi could be in the thousands.
I’ll be on WXCL 104.9 F.M. from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
WXCL,Hurricane Katrina
The two fatal shootings this weekend were 12th and 13th murders in Peoria this year.
They dead guys lived just a few blocks from each other in the 1000 blocks of East Virginia and East Corrington avenues. They lived in my neighborhood.
The East Bluff took it on the chin again yesterday. A woman got mugged […]
I didn’t write this slogan. I’m just reporting on it:
UPDATE: Welcome Eric Zorn readers. In my defense, Im not commenting about the hurricane so much about the breakdown of society. I’m still a humble guy. Trust me.
MSNBC:
Around the corner on Canal Street, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, people sloshed headlong through hip-deep water as looters ripped open the steel gates on […]
If I haven’t been blogging about it, it’s not because I don’t care. It’s just because I’ve got no particular insights and certainly no new information.
I’ll just repeast some information from WMBD 1470 about how we in central Illinoiis can help:
A local way to help out those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The American Red […]
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. A page with some pics of the rail cars involved in the accident.
The following information was posted in a Yahoo group and found its way to my Inbox. The Peoria Police Department confirms some of the details, including that a runaway train plowed through seven Peoria intersections. I’ve edited it […]
The commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6, in Room 404 of Peoria City Hall to consider a request from Sanjay D. Patel for a Class C (package liquor) license for the Shop ‘n’ Save at 800 N.E. Jefferson.
They also will discuss an amendment to the liquor code relating to sale of alcohol near […]
Via Market Watch:
TV station group owner Nexstar Broadcasting took a breather, down 6% at $5.85. The shares had been up 17% on Monday amid speculation that it could be sold in the wake of Raycom’s $987 million acquisition of Liberty Corp.
Maybe now that the company is worth more, they can buy some equipment and start […]
From the State Journal Register: SJ-R.COM - Two must return $1.13M in fraud case
Press releases from the Peoria Park District:
peoria park district,theater,open gym
From the News-Leader in Springfield, Mo: Another one of Matt Hale’s buddies is going to prison, this time for five years:
I’ve got Fantastico on my control panel, and I was browsing it today and noticed I could start a Wiki site on my domain.
So, I thought: what the heck? Wouldn’t it be great to have an online encyclopedia of all things Peoria? Wouldn’t it be a great resource?
Start making pages, people.
wiki,peoria wiki
Dave Koehler, director of Peoria Area Labor Management, is one of four thinking about challenging State Rep. Aaron Schock. Tomorrow, the Journal Star will run a story telling everyone what a wonderful job PALM is doing.
Heh.
I used to spend a lot of time complaining about the Journal Star’s
Web site. But I have to say that the site has really improved during the past year. Today, I noticed that they are keeping the site updated throughout the day with breaking national and local news stories. They have also started adding photos […]
