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The Peoria diocese Sunday afternoon celebrated the 107th anniversary of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s ordination as a priest ahead of his beatification ceremony on Sept. 24.

Illinois has reduced its carbon footprint 32% since 2005, but more steps are needed to meet the goal of “net zero” emissions by 2050.

Illinois is seeking federal disaster relief for eight counties hit by storms in August. The storms brought damaging winds and tornadoes to the south suburbs and McLean County while other central Illinois communities were hit hard by flooding.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, an El Paso native who attended high school in Peoria, is receiving attention from the worldwide Catholic church. Sheen, who was also ordained and served in Peoria, will be beatified at a mass on Sept. 24 in St. Louis.

A pending federal proposal would roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prevents road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of federal forest land, including approximately 11,000 acres of sensitive wildlife in the Shawnee National Forest.

Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year.

Former chief of police Dale King agreed to return to the department following departures of its two top officers. The Illinois State Police is investigating former chief Justin Egan, who resigned last month.

An attorney for the Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a judge’s order requiring the agency to release records to Capitol News Illinois.

Illinois has now allocated three years’ worth of local food grants aimed at bolstering food infrastructure.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood spoke to WCBU during a stop in Peoria to announce federal appropriation money for an industrial park in the city. He gave his thoughts on current events including the federal deficit, mail-in voting and data centers.