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The Peoria International Airport is seeing its six consecutive month for record high passenger numbers this year. August saw nearly 56,000 travelers pass…
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Purdue University is helping research economic development activity in Central Illinois. The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission approved a contract…
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The candidates for governor are disputing how Illinois should pay for basic services like education. The two candidates have drastically different views…
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School kids with food allergies can have their medication administered by someone other than a school nurse. As IPR’s Hannah Meisel reports, the governor…
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Heroin use has surged in Illinois, especially in the collar counties around Chicago. State officials are considering whether new laws are needed to stop…
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The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s monthly financial reports are in the black for the first time this year. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano…
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Some Illinois lawmakers say the key to transportation funding is improving public awareness. That was the message from a panel speaking at the annual…
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Peoria County is looking to consolidate eight separate health services between the Jail and Juvenile Detention Center under one provider. Peoria Public…
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The Peoria County Board rejected a developer’s zoning request to build a Dollar General Store in Limestone Township. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano…
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State Senator Mike Frerichs has been campaigning for Illinois treasurer for the better part of a year. Yet, until Wednesday, he's insisted he was just…