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Local News
Peoria’s recommended 2027 budget revisions put spending at $348M
Joe Deacon
Members of the Peoria City Council got their first look Tuesday at proposed second-year revisions to the biennial budget, with overall capital spending set to increase by about $12 million.
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State News
6 takeaways from the only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Pritzker and Darren Bailey
Mitchell Armentrout
Here's the used snow plow that will clear the runway and taxiways at the Pekin Municipal Airport.
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Local News
Pekin buys used snow plow for airport, freeing street department to spend more time clearing roads
Steve Stein
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