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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...
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Construction to slow traffic on busy Bloomington road
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Expect to slow down on a section of Hershey Road on Bloomington’s east side starting Monday Oct. 12. According to the city, this construction operation should last until Friday, Oct. 16, weather permitting. Until then, city officials are encouraging drivers to consider taking alternate routes.
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Champaign-Urbana, Illinois see rise in average gas prices; nationwide average stays same
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Local gas prices saw a slight increase in the last week, even as the national average stayed almost the same amidst a hurricane. GasBuddy released its weekly report on gas prices Monday morning, after surveying gas stations across the country the previous day. The survey found that the average price of […]
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Fairbury's lost railroad found
Fairbury was established in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad (later the TP&W) laid its tracks from Peoria to the Indiana border. In 1872, the Chicago & Paducah Railroad laid new tracks from Pontiac through to Fairbury. About two years later, the Chicago & Paducah extended its line from Fairbury southeast to Strawn. Just a few years later, the Strawn extension was removed, and a railroad from Forrest to Strawn was used instead. It has always been a mystery exactly where the Chicago & Paducah turned south from Fairbury and headed to Strawn.