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Peoria Greenleaf Street resurfacing project begins Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Lane and parking restrictions on Northeast Greenleaf Street in Peoria will go into effect starting Tuesday. Starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the restrictions will be between Spalding Avenue and Wayne Street, said Nick McMillion, a Peoria Public Works spokesman. He said the...
Belleville News-Democrat
Ready for a dark commute? Here's when daylight saving time ends in Illinois
The end of daylight saving time will soon bring sunsets before 5 p.m. in Belleville, and it’s almost time to change your clocks. Illinois residents will gain an hour when this year’s daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 , although some lawmakers have tried to change the practice . The end of daylight saving time will bring a 4:59 p.m. sunset Nov. 1 . By the end of November, the sun will set as early as 4:39 p.m., while the year’s end will see a sunset at 4:48. The history of daylight saving Daylight saving time was made a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. State governments cannot independently change time zones or the length of daylight saving time, the department reports, but they can exempt themselves from the practice. “States do not have the authority to choose to be on permanent Daylight Saving Time ,” the U.S. Department of Transportation website reads. Next year’s daylight saving time will begin Sunday, March 14, 2027. How quickly will Belleville lose daylight? The “shortest” day of the year , or the day with the least
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Ottawa Tweaks Downtown Parking Ordinance
A product of having a busy downtown is that downtown parking is at a premium. At the most recent city council meeting, Ottawa leaders adopted a modification to their downtown parking ordinance. All on-street, downtown parking is a uniform 2 hours. Additional signs have been put in some areas and each restricted block in the in the downtown district is posted.
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Variances OK’d for raised signs for new 76 station, Dairy Queen by I-57 in Paxton
PAXTON — The Paxton City Council approved zoning variances this week to allow for two raised signs, one 80 and the other 25 feet high, advertising the Union 76 fuel station and attached fast-food restaurant — finally confirmed to be a Dairy Queen — under construction just east of the Interstate 57 interchange.
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West Stratford Drive in Peoria to close for storm sewer repairs
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — West Stratford Drive in Peoria will be closed to traffic for a week as crews work on storm sewer repairs. Starting at 7 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, West Stratford will be closed to through traffic at North Avon Court, said Nick McMillion, a spokesman for the city’s Public Works Department.
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IL City Intervenes in Massive Rail Merger to Head Off Increase in Apparatus Response Delays
DECATUR — The Decatur City Council sees something potentially unpleasant coming down the tracks and it’s willing to splash nearly $125,000 of taxpayers cash to try and head it off at the pass. The issue, as outlined by Deputy City Manager ShamRa Robinson, is the pending $85 billion...