Cindy Ardis-Jenkins and I have been exchanging phone messages for a week. We finally touched base a few moments ago.
She said there’s going to be a formal announcement on Nov. 15 that is seeking the GOP nomination for the state representative job now held by Aaron Schock.
“It was really a surprise” when she was...
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Peoria Firefighters to the rescue update:
Via Andy Perry, up update from the Local 50 Website:
Local #50 and Illinois Firefighters were Deployed To New Orleans Wednesday afternoon
Wednesday morning at the Illinois Retired Firefighters Golf Outing in Pekin, Pekin Fire Chief Chuck Lauss informed over 100 retired and active firefighters from around the state about the progress of our state...
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Peoria firefighters update
Via an email:
Day 2: (9/6/05) Local #50 Members and the Illinois contingent are on the LSU Campus in Baton Rouge.
They will be getting their inoculations, briefing and a good nights sleep before heading into New Orleans. Probably one of the outlying parishes. They will be doing firefighting, search and rescue as...
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Peoria FD joins the fight
UPDATE: The PFD had a Website.
Details here:
Unfortunately, the 10 firefighters who will be heading down there with 300 others Illinois firefighters will have to pay their own expenses.
Isn’t there a way for private citizens to repay them through donations?
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