The sponsor of a concealed-carry plan in the Illinois Senate says he's not giving up, despite the fact that his legislation was not called for a vote FRIDAY.
PHS Principal Brett Elliott, students and others gather at the tree planting remembering Darnell Hunter
A Flowering Pear Tree stands in front of Peoria High School in memory of Darnell Hunter. The 18 year old PHS Senior died February 20th. A group of his classmates created a scholarship in Hunter’s name and turned out for the tree planning today complements of Sheridan Road Nursery. Principal Brett Elliott says the tree and the Darnell Hunter month of peace are fitting for his memory and the culture-shift undertaken at the school in the last two years.
Caterpillar will pay 135-million dollars less in the acquisition of a Chinese mining equipment company as part of a settlement agreement. Cat last June acquired ERA, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical and Electrical Manufacturing.
Peoria has a new city engineer. Scott Reeise will take on the position next month. He’s been a civil engineer with the city’s Public Works Department for nine-and-a-half years. In that role, he’s led a number of capital projects in Peoria. Those include improvements to Northmoor Road and the Warehouse and Washington Street projects.
