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With less than a week before the balloons, the confetti, the smiles, and the cheers, one candidate will be in the center of it all.
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City taxpayers will receive a small break thanks to one candidate’s willingness to foot the bill. The Peoria City Council is tallying up the costs of the private fundraiser held at Weaver Angus Farms this summer on July 25 when President George W. Bush made his second visit to Peoria, this time to stump...
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Candidates in contested races for State’s Attorney and State Representative-92nd District are speaking out on crime, the economy, healthcare, and education, each promising something the other can’t deliver.
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When it comes to the issues at hand, Congressional candidates believe they have the answers to help America thrive economically, educationally, and in the war on terror. Autumn will be heralded with red, white, and blue this year as Election Day approaches and voters begin taking a close look at candidates’ platforms in contested races...
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Two years of planning, one year of programming, and six months of meetings and campaigning have boiled down to the Peoria City Council’s decision to keep moving forward and the Library Board’s settlement on a new North branch. In April 2007, local citizens cast a 72 percent landslide vote on behalf of a $35 million...
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From presidential endorsements to support from House majority leaders, candidates are campaigning hard to raise money—and votes—as the election draws near. With kids out of school and families on vacation, the November election may be a mere spark in the minds of voters. But for State Representative Aaron Schock and former WMBD Agricultural Reporter Colleen...
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Peoria’s intellectual safety net is about to receive its first major upgrade in half a century with the improvement and expansion of the city’s library system. The City Council is heeding the voice of the Peoria citizenry and taking steps to improve the Peoria Public Library system with the renovation of the downtown library and...
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With the primaries behind them, candidates of both parties turn their focus to the November election and the long months of campaigning ahead.
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