Peoria News from the Chicago Sun-Times

Iowa Baseball Dreams
Wed Jul 28

Iowa Baseball Dreams
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
He served two seasons in Peoria, Ill. before moving to the double play shadows of Dollywood in Western Tennessee and now for the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines ...

Kirk in Peoria
Fri Jul 23

Kirk in Peoria
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
Kirk: "We need a plan to create jobs, expand opportunities and keep Peoria families safe. ...

Joe Girardi a rock-solid selection as Cubs manager
Fri Jul 23

Joe Girardi a rock-solid selection as Cubs manager
Chicago Sun-Times
But he grew up in Peoria, went to Northwestern, played for the Cubs and has a contract that expires at the end of the season. And for a baseball man, ...

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Jobless rate in Chicago rises to 10.6 percent over the month
Thu Jul 22

Jobless rate in Chicago rises to 10.6 percent over the month
Chicago Sun-Times
The rate was unchanged in the St. Louis area at 10.2 percent and the Peoria area, at 10.3 percent. The Lake County-Kenosha County metropolitan division shed ...

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Wrigley pressure? Ryno can't wait
Thu Jul 22

Wrigley pressure? Ryno can't wait
Chicago Sun-Times
Sandberg, 50, has been a manager in the Cubs' minor-league system for the last four seasons -- at Class A Peoria in 2007-08, Class AA Tennessee in 2009 and ...

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Late night eats with Chicago chefs
Wed Jul 21

Late night eats with Chicago chefs
Chicago Sun-Times
When Josh Adams, chef and owner of June in Peoria Heights, leaves work, he wants sugar. To be precise, he wants Jelly Bellies. He likes juicy pear, ...

Next? Best would be Joe
Wed Jul 21

Next? Best would be Joe
Chicago Sun-Times
''It's a great city, it's a great baseball town,'' said the Peoria native and originally drafted Cub -- who clearly has no fear of the manager grinder the ...

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Group won't let former Negro League players 'spend eternity in anonymity'
Sat Jul 17

Group won't let former Negro League players 'spend eternity in anonymity'
Chicago Sun-Times
AP Krock, of Peoria, founded the Negro Leagues Grave Marker Project, a group that raises money to buy grave markers for former Negro League players who were ...

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Joe Girardi could be ideal replacement for Piniella
Tue Jul 13

Joe Girardi could be ideal replacement for Piniella
Chicago Sun-Times
''It's a great city, it's a great baseball town, yeah,'' the Peoria native and originally drafted Cub says even now. Even with the confetti still ...

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Kirk's Quincy agenda
Thu Jul 8

Kirk's Quincy agenda
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
Mark Kirk supports local initiatives to extend Ill. 336 as a four-lane corridor from Macomb east to Peoria. This plan would complete the four-lane Ill. 336 ...

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