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  McLean County schools consider school sales tax increase

  District 150 officials announced Monday that they are joining school districts across the state in approving a school facility sales tax. The tax increase referendum will appear on the ballot in the 2014 general election and Peoria County voters will ultimately make the decision.

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  Illinois legislators call for an end for "free lunches" for public schools

  Senate Republican Leader Christine Rodogno told reporters Wednesday that Chicago has 18-percent of the public school students in the state, but receives a disproportionate amount of special funding.

• Wildlife Prairie State Park bill moves out of committee

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Wildlife Prairie State Park is one step closer to moving back into private hands.

• AFSCME members picket for local jobs

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Local code enforcement and building inspectors may be out of a job in the coming months if city officials decide to subcontract the positions.

• Council approves sewer rate increase and adds more security to housing areas

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Residents will see sewer rates increase this summer along with more security on Peoria Housing Authority properties.

• Sinkhole swallows golfer in southern Illinois

  WATERLOO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois golfer is nursing a dislocated shoulder after being rescued from a 18-foot-deep sinkhole.

• Interview: Heartland Festival Orchestra Virtuoso Fiddlin'

  EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A "Classically-trained Garage Band," is one way to describe the group Time for Three.

• Group gathers in Springfield to rally against "fracking"

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- They didn't number in the thousands or even in the hundreds but an environmental group that rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday said their opposition to "fracking" needs to be heard.

• Canton woman arrested for stealing from grade school

  CANTON, Ill. -- A Canton woman remains in the Peoria County Jail charged with stealing money from Bartonville Grade School.

• Those with special needs "Access the Experience"

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Thanks to staff and volunteers, all March Madness Experience games and activities are open to special education classrooms and others with disabilities.

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