Here are some Monday morning links, via the Journal Star:
I have mixed feelings. I buy a lot of computer equipment at Retro-Tech, a companion business associated with Recycling for Illinois. Trouble is, the people who live next door in the Averyville neighborhood are sick of looking at used computers and other electronic equipment they’ve got [...]
February 18, 2008 in Local
Tags: averyville, Dan Hynes, governor, Henry Holling, lisa madigan, Recycling for Illinois, Rod Blagojevich | 1 Comment »
Kudos to the Journal Star’sLeslie Williams for this eye-opening report on the first murder of 2006 and the crack house in which it happened:
The property is owned by Raymond and Linda Huff of Peoria. A woman answered the phone at the Huff home late Tuesday and said the couple owned the house but she didn’t [...]
February 22, 2006 in The Wire
Tags: averyville, drugs, Jer-rell D. Hall, Joshua G. Rosalez, murder, peoria, Raymond and Linda Huff, Theodore Parker | 9 Comments »
It at 2915 N.E. Madison, almost two months into 2006. Not many details yet on the Journal Star. WMBD has a brief article.
murder,peoria,Averyville
February 21, 2006 in The Wire
Tags: averyville, murder, peoria | No Comments »
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 [...]
August 30, 2005 in Local
Tags: averyville, central illinois railway, guy brinkman, Kellar Branch, Pioneer Railcorp | 4 Comments »