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	<title>Peoria Pundit &#187; Jim Ardis</title>
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		<title>Peoria&#8217;s Republican Mayor apparently believes Democrat Jehan Gordon is not a willing thrall of Pat Quinn or Michael Madigan</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2010/03/19/peorias-mayor-apparently-believes-jehan-gordon-is-not-a-willing-thrall-of-pat-quinn-or-michael-madigan-and/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jehan Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press release (compare Mayor Jim Ardis&#8217;s highlighted comments to Peoria City Council member Jim Montelongo&#8217;s press release):
Gordon and Local Officials Voice Opposition to Governor Quinn’s Proposal to Cut Funds for Local Governments
Governor wants a 30% cut to local governments already struggling with budget shortfalls
SPRINGFIELD, IL –At a press conference on Thursday, state Rep. Jehan Gordon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schock announces academy nominations, at least one will cause some tongues to wag</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2010/03/08/schock-announces-academy-nominations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I predict some complains about at least one of the names on the list. It&#8217;s Daniel  Ardis, son of Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis. Schock nominated him for the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Yes, it&#8217;s a big benefit for the son of another GOP politician. But remember, the relationship between Mayor Ardis and Schock has not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Council votes to raises taxes in the East Bluff</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/12/23/city-council-votes-to-raises-taxes-in-the-east-bluff/</link>
		<comments>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/12/23/city-council-votes-to-raises-taxes-in-the-east-bluff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Bluff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Bluff Neighborhood Housing Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Sandburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the next ten years, property owners on Peoria&#8217;s East Bluff will pay a higher tax rate than other city residents.
They will pay an extra 18 cents per $100 in assessed valuation. Than means if your home is assessed at $50,000 for tax purposes, your property tax bills would be $90 higher than if it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandberg gets it: Debt, not economy, is cause of city&#8217;s problems</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/12/09/sandberg-gets-it-debt-not-economy-is-cause-of-citys-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Sandberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peoria City Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Peoria City Council today approved a $165.8 million budget that eliminated 69 jobs, a log of them from the police department:
At-large Councilman Gary Sandberg criticized council members and city officials who have pointed to the slumping of revenue sources during the recession as the main culprit for the deficit problems. He said the city&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press release: Ardis touts Municipal League, pension reform and concealed carry</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/12/07/press-release-ardis-touts-municipal-league-pension-reform-and-concealed-carry/</link>
		<comments>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/12/07/press-release-ardis-touts-municipal-league-pension-reform-and-concealed-carry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[concealed carry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Press release:
Date:  December 7, 2009
Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager
Subject: ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Mayor Jim Ardis attended the winter board meeting of the Illinois Municipal League (IML) held December 6 in Chicago.  Mayor Ardis serves on the Board of Directors, the policy-making body of the Municipal League.
IML Executive Director Larry Frang welcomed six new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Catch-and-Release&#8217; Kevin still siding with the bad guys</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2009/05/29/catch-and-release-kevin-still-siding-with-the-bad-guys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2nd Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Lyons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis wants to give Peorians the right to carry a concealed weapon, a right enjoyed by citizens in 48 states.
Naturally, Peoria County State&#8217;s Attorney Kevin &#8220;Catch and Release&#8221; Lyons is opposed:
In his own words:
&#8220;Neither of the words &#8216;concealed&#8217; nor &#8216;carry&#8217; should give a community any greater sense of peace when it comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports: Manual Rams honored at city council</title>
		<link>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2008/03/12/sports-manual-rams-honored-at-city-council/</link>
		<comments>http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2008/03/12/sports-manual-rams-honored-at-city-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billy Dennis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derrick Booth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Ardis]]></category>
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Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis heaped praise onto the Manual Rams boys basketball team, with finished 2nd in the state at the tournament held this weekend at the Peoria Civic Center. Coach Derrick Booth praised his players, coaching staff and school administrators. He noted that many members of his team are in the top 10 of [...]]]></description>
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