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In response to calls for a resolution in support of a ceasefire, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says the city must remain “neutral, yet compassionate” about the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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Peoria’s wish list of requests for local state legislators at this year’s annual Legislative Breakfast includes a change in public safety pension funding requirements, the ability to use automated traffic speed control systems, and funding for a host of capital improvement projects.
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Last summer, the city awarded $1.5 million in violence prevention grants to six initiatives, and the 2024 budget includes another $700,000 for additional efforts to deter violent crime.
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Short-term rentals, like Airbnb properties, are a long-running, controversial proposition in Peoria.
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The City of Peoria is one step closer to making passenger rail service a reality.
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Gun violence remains a major problem in Peoria, despite multiple crime prevention and reduction initiatives and programs. In her latest monthly interview with WCBU, Peoria Mayor Ali insists the city is committed to its anti-violence efforts.
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Former Peoria Community Against Violence CEO Becky Rossman doesn’t want to see families of gun violence victims left without a place to turn. The non-profit victims’ services organization ceased operations on Nov. 30, after it was unable to close a $300,000 funding gap.
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The city of Peoria is re-enrolling in a state program to collect on their debts, while also launching a new program to forgive some of them.
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In his latest monthly interview with WCBU, Peoria city manager Patrick Urich discusses additions to the newly approved $324 million budget, and new ownership’s plans for the Pere Marquette and Courtyard by Marriott hotels.
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Representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Peoria County and City of Peoria say they’ll still have crews working 24 hours a day to get roads cleared during snowstorms.