It is my intent to not even sit in front of my computer this weekend. That being said, I’ll probably end up posting some damn thing or two or three before monday rolls around.
There is also a distinct possibility that a new correspondent will be making a post or two. I’ll leave it up top [...]

White trash news from Pekin:
A bother of jailed white supremacist Matt Hale is in custody at the Tazewell County Justice Center in lieu of 200 thousand dollars bond for allegedly stealing their father’s gun collection and selling it to obtain crack cocaine.
Thirty-eight-year-old David Hale of East Peoria was charged yesterday with aggravated possession of a [...]

Before I start my mini-review of X-Men: The Last Stand, I’d just like to point out that the Willow Knolls is probably the most annoying movie theater in Peoria. Once again, they had technical difficulties (a burned out lamp) that kept me from seeing some of the previews. Let’s take a vote: From now [...]

I have to say, people, that this Pottstown Pundit fellow sounds like an unpleasant chap. I wonder if he’ll show up at Blogger Bash? Maybe he’ll bring a certain banned commenter with him?
And that is my last comment on the subject.
Heh.

Phil Luciano informs us of a Web site where police officers complain about fellow officers who are rude enough to give other cops (as well as friends and family members) traffic tickets. My two cents: At first, I had a feeling that most, if not all, of the complaints” are written by the cops who [...]

Via the Washington Post:
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin ordered a probe of dozens of television stations after a report found they aired advertisements as if they were news reports, people familiar with the inquiry said.
The April study by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy found at least 77 stations, including seven each owned [...]

Apparently she was holed up writing this looooong piece explaining why she doesn’t like Washington Gifted School.

Ray LaHood has never been a true conservative, which plays very well in Peoria, a town whose politics leans toward the traditional rather than ideological.
That’s earned Ray the title “RINO” — Republican In Name Only.
Still, it was somewhat surprising to read the venom directed at LaHood over comments he made that questioned the Patriotism of [...]

I know it’s short notice, but I feel the need to congregate and commiserate with my fellow citizen journalists.
So I’m calling for a Blogger Bash for Tuesday, May 30, at Whitey’s Tip Top Inn, 2601 N. Sheridan Road. The fun and festivities start at 8 p.m.
UPDATE:The date is now correct.

All links via the Journal Star, unless otherwise noted.
Illinois Central College is getting $400,000 less than it expected from the state. A change in the state aid formula favoring remedial education over prep for four-year-college is being blamed. My two cents: I can’t work up much sympathy for ICC. Remedial education is one [...]

I had hoped that this story was a joke of some sort. But it’s not.
THIS five-foot martial arts sword capable of beheading a man was recovered by shocked cops in a house raid.
The terrifying Batleth weapon is identical to one wielded by Klingon aliens in the Star Trek sci-fi films.
Officers seized the three-handled sword — [...]

Will someone please explain to me how this is not going to make it dangerous to need emergency care in Peoria?
The village of Creve Coeur is looking across the river for help because of a shortage of volunteers for its ambulance service.
The village board voted unanimously to enter into an agreement with Advanced Medical Transport [...]

The conventional wisdom was that even though Peoria School District 150 wrote checks for property along Prospect Road before there was an official vote in open session to do so, the move became legal once the board voted Monday to make the purchases. But Peoria blogger extraordinaire C.J. Summers reports that he has been told [...]

I’m the first to say that C.J. Summer’s blog is one of the best out there. I can always count on C.J. to offer valuable insights. He jokes about how he might have 15 regular readers. I assure you all that he has more than that and deserves to have many more.
For example, he caught [...]

I received the following email, only moments ago:
Dear Pundit,
My name is (name deleted) and I am the President of (company name deleted). I have read that you have several comments on your blog regarding the Journal Star articles relating to the Peoria Housing Authority and their rental to home ownership program. I would [...]