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	<title>Peoria Pundit &#187; Illinois American</title>
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		<title>Local: Peoria in a hole?</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2008/03/20/local-peoria-in-a-hole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two different notices from City Hall might give one pause about the city&#8217;s infrastructure:
There has been a cave-in in the Southbound lane of Wisconsin. Wisconsin from McClure to Arcadia will be closed from now until repairs are completed.
We are not aware what has caused the cave-in.
And this one:
Due to a water main leak downtown in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liveblogging: Peoria City Council, 3</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2007/10/09/liveblogging-peoria-city-council-3-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Item 4: PRESENTATION by ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER COMPANY.
Dean Faulkner on IAWC request for water rate increase. ICC will hold hearings with sworn testimony. Process will last 10 months. Showing slides of smiling employees with their awards. S, obviously, it would be WRONG to oppose their huge rate increase.
&#8220;Our customers are satisfied.&#8221;
&#8220;We did notice odor problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois-American uses sneaky tactics to fight buyout</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/01/28/illinois-american-uses-sneaky-tactics-to-fight-buyout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buyout]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mayors of Champaign and Urbana issued this joint press release:

City officials in Urbana and Champaign complained that Illinois American Water Company is using under-handed tactics in trying to steer public opinion away from exploring a proposed purchase of the local water company by the cities. 
Champaign Council Member Tom Bruno explained, â€œMy friend, Larry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Morning Musings</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/01/16/monday-morning-musings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kay Royster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rwe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s open thread time. 
Here&#8217;s some possible topics:
1. Governor Blagojevich wants to let restaurant patrons play Keno, which is a quick-paced form of gambling that some critics say is as addictive as Bingo on crack. Furthermore, Blagojevich says existing law gives him all the authority he needs to allow this form of gambling without any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JS plays catch-up on water buy-out pact</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/01/16/js-plays-catch-up-on-water-buy-out-pact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Journal Star reported on agreement between Peoria, Pekin, Champaign and Urbana to team-up to buy the Illinois American Water Company. I&#8217;ve read the same story before, last week.
journal star,water buyout,illinois american,rwe,pekin,champaign,urbana
Here are some possibly related postsJanuary 10, 2006 -- Peoria teams with other cities to buy water works (1)January 28, 2006 -- Illinois-American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peoria teams with other cities to buy water works</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/01/10/waterbuyout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peoria is teaming up with Champaign, Urbana and Pekin to look into buying their water systems from the Illinois American Water Company:

Urbana Chief Administrative Officer Bruce Walden disclosed the effort at Monday night&#8217;s meeting of the Urbana City Council, saying the city managers and attorneys in the four communities have been talking on a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So much for the bargain basement sale</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2005/11/09/so-much-for-the-bargain-basement-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2005/11/09/so-much-for-the-bargain-basement-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m even more skeptical than I was before about the chances the City of Peoria can buy it&#8217;s water system at bargain prices. The company that owns the system says it isn&#8217;t selling off American Water Company in pieces:
&#8220;We see it as one single entity,&#8221; said Bill McAndrews, head of the German-based utility&#8217;s press department. [...]]]></description>
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