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Posts Tagged ‘averyville’

Today’s news: Fitting in means cleaning up

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
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Drug house left to fester and ruin neighborhood … and now there’s a murder

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
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Peoria’s first murder of the year

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
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Pioneer files complaint over runaway train incident

Here is the text of the letter, regarding the incident:

September 5, 2005 in Local
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Runaway train endangers Peoria neighborhood

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
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