Peoria School Disrict 150

A Peoria Public Schools teacher has brought home a $10,000 grant to study the chemistry and history of chocolate — and she's putting her students to work on the research.

Peoria Public Schools will be operating on a deficit under the budget proposal for the new fiscal year.

The delay in getting a state education budget means some school districts are still making budgetary adjustments. But it seems positive in the case of…