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Park district eyes reserve status for Independence Park
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:47:39 -0800
For many years prior to the late 1970s, massive Caterpillar tractors rolled through the old Caterpillar test site off Illinois Route 29 in unincorporated Creve Coeur. The soil there was shuffled from place to place as the earth movers were put through their paces. The land was barren of foliage in many areas until Caterpillar deeded the property to the Forest Park Foundation in the late 1970s ...
Creve Coeur to Receive Funding for Crosswalk Upgrades
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:31:39 -0800
PEORIA, Ill. -- State Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) announced Thursday that Creve Coeur would be among the locations receiving federal funding as part of the Safe Route to School program.
Creve Coeur School Receives Funding
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:52:15 -0800
PEORIA- Creve Coeur's LaSalle Elementary School gets 200,000 dollars
Investigators will not cite Monsanto in Illinois electrocution deaths
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:20:56 -0800
A federal investigation into an accident that killed two teenage corn detasselers in an Illinois farm field concluded that the girls' employers, including Monsanto Co., could not be faulted.
Cue Calendar
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:28:50 -0800
Items for Calendar and Night Life must be received in writing by noon Thursday for the next Thursday’s publication. Releases must include a signature and daytime telephone number. Mail to Calendar/Night Life, in care of Mickey Wieland, Cue, Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643; send faxes to 686-3296; or send email to mwieland@pjstar.com. No information will be taken over the phone ...
Project Linus has sewn blankets for needy children for nearly 7 years
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:42:50 -0800
Mori Swanson of Pekin, left, Jean Benninger of Creve Coeur, center, and Toni Bateman of Princeville join other ladies from Project Linus at Jones Sewing Machine Company in Peoria Heights Wednesday to make blankets to comfort seriously ill children.
Luciano: Beware, strange animals lurk in area
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:12:38 -0800
What beastie might we now have lurking in Tazewell County? A wolf? A wolfman? A werewolf? It's hard to say, but apparently there's a monkey loose at Detweiller Park.
Two men killed in separate snow-related accidents
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:27:49 -0800
The first snowstorm of the season claimed the lives of two men Thursday in separate accidents. Adam J. Lagocki, 34, of Peoria was killed Thursday morning when his car spun sideways in snow and slush and slammed into an oncoming semi at the edge of Sparland, authorities said.
Arch Coal inks long-term deal for Gulf Coast shipments
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:05:38 -0800
Aiming to quadruple its coal exports over the next decade, Arch Coal Inc. struck a long-term agreement to ship up to 10 million tons annually through the Gulf Coast.
Drivers furious, MoDOT apologetic over clogged roads
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:08:16 -0800
Thousands of motorists were trapped in their cars for two- to three-hour commutes.