Several times this month, I’ve questioned the independence and bravery of the Peoria City Council, specifically Mayor Jim Ardis, on the issue of building a hotel that would be attached to the Peoria Civic Center. It turns out that some of the facts on which I came to this conclusion were probably in error.
Several weeks [...]

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. — Here is a letter (.doc format) from John M. Wood, president of Veolia Water North America. The company is one of the bidders seeking to be named the operator of the city’s water company, should the city buy it. He is disputing the claim by the Illinois American Water Company that [...]