Bradley the headline about the Bradley Scout article — BU officials say posted map is inaccurate — I couldn’t find a single word that denied what I’ve been writing:
A map recently published in the Peoria Pundit blog detailing Bradley’s 15-year plan for campus expansion and improvements bears some relevance, said Vice President for Business Affairs [...]

Sometimes I’m so smart I scare myself. A week ago, I predicted that Bradley University was going to use its surprising victories in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament to raise money for new facilities on campus, and this was bad news for neighbors in the nearby Arbor District. I took a huge amount of criticism [...]

I’ve just uploaded a bunch of my photos to my Flickr site. I’ve even gone to the trouble of adding cutlines.
I even have pics of bare-breasted nymphs.
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Former Peoria mayor David Ransburg — a noted teller of things that are untrue — is among businessmen appointed to the university’s board of trustees.
The voters of Peoria tossed his sorry butt to the curb and Peoria School District 150 didn’t want him. But Bradley University has lower standards, well, perhaps just a little different [...]

WMBD 1470 reports that Bradley University leaders — including BU president David Broski — met with the Mayor, 2nd District Council member Barbara Van Auken, city staffers and the presidents of three nearby neighborhood associations met today to discuss the university’s expansion plans.
The concern started after BU started buying up homes in the Arbor District. [...]

The Peoria County Board decided Thursday to get involved in city politics last week. Considering all the bickering between the city and county governments recently, it might appear to be meddling. But this time, it’s a good thing. The board voted 16-0 to urge Bradley University to meet with leaders of the Uplands and Arbor [...]

Armond Ciota is sending out an email saying Bradley University has land surveyors working in the Arbor District neighborhood.
Is there anyone outside of City Manager Randy Oliver and City Attorney Randy Ray’s office who isn’t absolutely convinced that the college is actively planning a development west of Maplewood, well over the boundary established by Peoria’s [...]

I got a copy of an open letter that Arbor District resident Armond Ciota sent to members of the Peoria City Council and to members of the city staff.
He’s upset at a Bradley University land grab the reasons for which they won’t discuss in public, but almost certainly involves more student parking and a recreation [...]