Difficult Decisions Ahead for Peoria City Council
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- Published on 15 June 2020
- Written by The Peorian
Let your voice be heard as Peoria City Council tackles difficult decisions to balance our budget by taking our poll.
The City of Peoria currently has a budget gap of over $40 million. Everyone agrees they should try to cut expenses at City Hall but that doesn’t provide nearly enough savings. Where should the city look first to address its budget issues?
These are not easy choices to be made. So far the Peoria City Council have made small strides toward cutting expenses, but the large ones loom ahead. Let's give helpful feedback to our elected officials as to what we feel are the correct next steps.
Everyone agrees none of these are what we want to be facing right now, but choices need to be made and we are asking you to vote your opinion. We will share the results of our poll with the Council to help with their decisions.
Tell us what you think - we will share the results with you and Peoria City Council. Please only residents of the City of Peoria participate.
Get ready for a “block-busting” year at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
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- Published on 18 January 2019
- Written by Kevin Kizer
While 2017 was a “titanic” year for the museum, 2019 will surely be a block-buster with “The Art of the Brick” exhibition, lauded by CNN as one of the world’s “Must See Exhibitions.”
Business Briefs
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- Published on 26 October 2017
- Written by Paul Gordon
Annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign begins
The 30th Annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign, a food drive for the Peoria Friendship House, begins Friday at the Kroger store in Evergreen Square, 801 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria.
The goal this year is to collect 10 tons of food, which will be used to help stave off hunger in the Peoria region. Food will be collected at all Peoria Kroger stores and the East Peoria store through Nov. 27. The final tonnage will be announced Nov. 28.
CityLink has donated use of a classic CityLink bus to be stuffed with food collected at the stores.
The campaign is sponsored by CityLink, Kroger, Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service, Cumulus Radio, WYZZ Fox 43, WMBD CBS 3, CIPROUD.com and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local #416.
A news conference to officially kick off this year’s campaign is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Kroger on West Lake Avenue.
To celebrate this milestone anniversary of Stuff-A-Bus, 30 families or individuals who use or have used the services provided by the Peoria Friendship House will be featured on the official Stuff-A-Bus Facebook page (www.facebook.com/stuffabuspeoria) throughout the duration of the campaign. The Friendship House food pantry has provided meals to about 54,000 families and individuals since January of this year.
City launches PeoriaCorps program
The City of Peoria is tackling its green infrastructure needs through a PeoriaCorps program that was launched this week.
Ten residents ages 18 to 24 were chosen by PeoriaCorps to participate in the program that will combine education, green infrastructure maintenance and job readiness. Each took the AmeriCorps pledge.
Work will be on green infrastructure solutions developed by the city’s Public Works Department for the city’s wet weather issues to minimize stormwater runoff. By focusing on learning about and maintaining green infrastructure projects throughout the city, PeoriaCorps members will, at the conclusion of the program, receive credentials in green infrastructure construction, maintenance and inspection through the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP), the city said in a news release.
Said Jamila Wilson, PeoriaCorps program director, “PeoriaCorps represents the city’s investment not only in addressing the wet weather challenges the city faces, but also the investment in young people by building a labor force for the emerging industry of green infrastructure in our region.”
The Department of Public Works will oversee the program, the funding for which is from an AmeriCorps grant through the Corporation for National and Community Service, in addition to an Apprenticeship Plus Youth grant through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Participants were selected through an interview process and had to meet the criteria of being out of school and unemployed for six months. They will receive an allowance through the grant funding.
Starting a Business workshop scheduled
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bradley University will present a workshop, Starting a Business in Illinois, on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 3 to-5 p.m. at the PeoriaNEXT Innovation Center, 801 W. Main St. in Peoria.
Intended for those not yet in business, the workshop covers numerous topics. They include:
- How to get the business name registered
- Where to get a tax ID number
- Licenses & permits
- What legal form to choose (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)
- Sales taxes
- Estimated quarterly income tax
- Employee taxes
- Financing your business
- Preparing a business plan
- Federal, State, City and County Requirements
- Legal Structure
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Morton Community Bank and is free to the public. However, advance registration is required.
To learn more or to register visit www.bradley.edu/academic/colleges/fcba/centers/turner/business/workshop/ or call (309) 677-2992.
Bradley trustees elect Calvin Butler as chairman
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- Published on 27 October 2017
- Written by Paul Gordon
Calvin Butler, a member of Bradley University’s Class of 1991, will be the new chairman of the board for the university.
Butler, who is CEO of Baltimore Gas & Electric, was elected by Bradley’s Board of Trustees to replace outgoing chairman Doug Stewart.
Other officers elected at the board’s October meeting were the Honorable James Shadid, Class of 1979, as vice chairman. He is chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Kathleen Holst, Class of 79, was elected secretary of the board. She is president of RCMS in Warrensville, Illinois.
Gary Anna, Class of 1975, will remain treasurer and assistant secretary of the board. Anna is senior vice president of business affairs at Bradley.
Stewart, who received his MBA from Bradley in 1979, said the new officers are loyal supporters of the university and were dedicated trustees during his term as chairman.
“These officers are all seasoned board members and incredible leaders,” said Stewart. “They are all Bradley graduates who are fully prepared to meet the demands of a dynamic industry and keep Bradley on the positive trajectory we are on right now.”
Stewart is the retired regional president of PNC Bank of Central Illinois. He will continue to serve on the board of trustees for the next two years.
The new officers will be seated at the February 2018 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Business Briefs
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- Published on 26 October 2017
- Written by Paul Gordon
Annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign begins
The 30th Annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign, a food drive for the Peoria Friendship House, begins Friday at the Kroger store in Evergreen Square, 801 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria.
The goal this year is to collect 10 tons of food, which will be used to help stave off hunger in the Peoria region. Food will be collected at all Peoria Kroger stores and the East Peoria store through Nov. 27. The final tonnage will be announced Nov. 28.
CityLink has donated use of a classic CityLink bus to be stuffed with food collected at the stores.
The campaign is sponsored by CityLink, Kroger, Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service, Cumulus Radio, WYZZ Fox 43, WMBD CBS 3, CIPROUD.com and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local #416.
A news conference to officially kick off this year’s campaign is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Kroger on West Lake Avenue.
To celebrate this milestone anniversary of Stuff-A-Bus, 30 families or individuals who use or have used the services provided by the Peoria Friendship House will be featured on the official Stuff-A-Bus Facebook page (www.facebook.com/stuffabuspeoria) throughout the duration of the campaign. The Friendship House food pantry has provided meals to about 54,000 families and individuals since January of this year.
City launches PeoriaCorps program
The City of Peoria is tackling its green infrastructure needs through a PeoriaCorps program that was launched this week.
Ten residents ages 18 to 24 were chosen by PeoriaCorps to participate in the program that will combine education, green infrastructure maintenance and job readiness. Each took the AmeriCorps pledge.
Work will be on green infrastructure solutions developed by the city’s Public Works Department for the city’s wet weather issues to minimize stormwater runoff. By focusing on learning about and maintaining green infrastructure projects throughout the city, PeoriaCorps members will, at the conclusion of the program, receive credentials in green infrastructure construction, maintenance and inspection through the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP), the city said in a news release.
Said Jamila Wilson, PeoriaCorps program director, “PeoriaCorps represents the city’s investment not only in addressing the wet weather challenges the city faces, but also the investment in young people by building a labor force for the emerging industry of green infrastructure in our region.”
The Department of Public Works will oversee the program, the funding for which is from an AmeriCorps grant through the Corporation for National and Community Service, in addition to an Apprenticeship Plus Youth grant through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Participants were selected through an interview process and had to meet the criteria of being out of school and unemployed for six months. They will receive an allowance through the grant funding.
Starting a Business workshop scheduled
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bradley University will present a workshop, Starting a Business in Illinois, on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 3 to-5 p.m. at the PeoriaNEXT Innovation Center, 801 W. Main St. in Peoria.
Intended for those not yet in business, the workshop covers numerous topics. They include:
- How to get the business name registered
- Where to get a tax ID number
- Licenses & permits
- What legal form to choose (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)
- Sales taxes
- Estimated quarterly income tax
- Employee taxes
- Financing your business
- Preparing a business plan
- Federal, State, City and County Requirements
- Legal Structure
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Morton Community Bank and is free to the public. However, advance registration is required.
To learn more or to register visit www.bradley.edu/academic/colleges/fcba/centers/turner/business/workshop/ or call (309) 677-2992.
