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Jessica Stephenson opened her independent bookstore Lit on Fire in 2015. She had already spent a few years in the bookselling business, working at Peoria-area used bookstores.
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A massive Illinois Department of Transportation project will bring a brand new bridge to the Central Illinois town of Henry.
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The possible elimination of Illinois’ grocery tax could leave municipalities across the state facing an unexpected revenue shortfall.
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The voting process begins 40 days before election day with early voting and mail-in ballots. Elizabeth Gannon of the Peoria Election Commission said this year they had 10,000 mail-in ballots go out the first day of voting.
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Organizations across the country that depend on funding for victim services are sounding the alarm and asking for legislators to take action to replenish and support a flagging Crime Victims Fund.
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The state organization responsible for making economic forecasts for lawmakers described Peoria’s economy as “limping along” in a recent report.
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Three Republicans are vying in the March primary to replace retiring state senator Win Stoller in the solid red 37th district.
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A proposal for a first-of-its-kind program to haul trash by barge from Chicago to rural Henry is dead in the water, at least for now.
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A state-wide grant program funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to address food insecurity while also assisting historically under-represented farmers, and the Midwest Food Bank is part of the initiative.
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A surge of new residential units are planned for Peoria's downtown and Warehouse District over the next few years. But who are the people that want to live there, and why?