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Illinois Department of Transportation District 4 spokesman Brian Williamson explains 115 trucks are ready for the snow and are now working the Interstates and other state highways across the 12 county district. Williamson advises motorists to be aware of the orange snow plows and allow plenty of room. He suggests to wear a seat belt and take it slow. Williamson says the continuing snow system...More

Total home sales in the Peoria area in 2009 showed a 12.9 percent decline from the year before, according to Bill Embry who is president of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors. Embry says low interest rates and the tax credit for first-time buyers were market highlights during 2009. Four-thousand, 477 homes were sold in the Peoria area in 2009 compared to 5,142 in 2008. Embry says the tax...more

An update on the transition of students and staff from the soon to be closed Woodruff High School to the remaining high schools in Peoria is presented to the District 150 school board. Consultant Jeanne Williamson members of her transition committee have been meeting with the Illinois High School Association to settle academic eligibility concerns. "We are in the process of working...more

The celebration of 100 years of the WD Boyce Council Boy Scouts of America kicked off Monday morning with the launch of a new campaign to recognize Heroes of Scouting. 100th Anniversary Chairman Jim McConoughey says the program honors those who have taken scouting to a new level. He says five local heroes will be recognized who attribute the success in their lives in part to the lessons they...More