Debbie Wolfmeyers campaign promises
Update - I may be wrong about Wolfmeyers vote on the Edison project. I'm checking into this...District 150 Board member Debbie Wolfmeyer is vying to become the President of the School Board tonight,...
View ArticleWell heres a novel idea...
A District 150 board member actually engaging *gasp* the community! Get this - she wants to hear your *ideas* and solicit your *input*. OMG - some of the other board members are going to need their...
View ArticleAstronaut Scott Altman talks space travel at Lakeview Museum
I've often said that anyone who complains there is not enough to do in the Peoria vicinity just isn't looking hard enough. Case in point - this evening at Lakeview Museum, Scott Altman, Pekin native...
View ArticleAttention Tazewell County Homeowners
According to the Tazewellassessments.com website:The 2009 deadline for Board of Review appeals is August 10 for all townships in the County, with the exceptions of Groveland which is August 31, and...
View ArticleNew meth disclosure required from Illinois home sellers
Hopefully, this will not affect any PeoriaRocks! readers, but sadly, it will affect some residential properties in Illinois. There is legislation pending right now, expected to be approved today and...
View ArticlePeoria Rocks pic of the week!
So is this guy really funny, or really stupid? You be the judge.
View ArticleThis one is for Joni!
Joni is getting tired of the seeing the same picture at the top of my blog. That is code for "update your blog you lazy *insert word of choice here*". For Joni, I am updating with a new pic. I'll work...
View ArticleNow THAT is impressive!
Aaron Schock is on the national news scene almost everyday it seems. Have to say, though, that the GQ spread didn't impress me that much. Nor did the Air Force One junkett with President Obama to tour...
View ArticleRoger Monroe "grades" District 150 at The Community Word
Roger Monroe of recent "Royce and Roger" fame demonstrates he's still "got it" as he fires off his opinion regarding the closing of Woodruff High School by the Peoria District 150 School Board several...
View ArticlePeoria Honors its Neighborhood Do-ers
A good friend of mine used to say there are two kinds of people in the world - Givers, and Takers. Well tonight was a night for givers as Peoria honored those among us who work double time to make our...
View ArticlePeoria Times Observer now delivered with PJStar in 61614 area code
This morning as usual I opened up my daily PJStar, and lo and behold, there was a Times Observer inside! I tried to figure out if this had happened somehow by chance, or if it was a new method of...
View ArticleD150: Rules? We don't need no stinkin rules
A phone call to District 150 Spokesperson Stacy Shangraw confirmed today that Administrator Mary Davis continues to be on Paid leave following allegations of theft and misconduct from fired Lindbergh...
View ArticleNAR lays out the new home buyers tax credit rules
If you have been in the real estate market recently, you are most likely aware that Congress just passed an extension of the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit. This time, however, the credit extends to...
View ArticleLegislating parental involvement
Here is a great article highlighted by a local blogger about how one school district is thinking "outside the box" and requiring greater participation from parents of students who are struggling...
View ArticleA warning regarding caller ID....
Realtor members recently recieved an e-mail from the Peoria Association of Realtors. Apparently, there have been multiple reports of "Caller ID spoofing" within the Peoria area. Caller ID spoofing is a...
View ArticlePeoria Times Observer posts their Top Ten Stories of the Year list!
You can find the story here. Yours truly is quoted in #6, a story DeWayne wrote last summer about neighborhoods that maintain their average sale prices and DOM (Days on market) in a compromised...
View ArticleViewing Schedule for Peoria Pundit Blog
Given the notoriously limited financial resources of the Peoria Pundit, aka Billy Dennis, the bandwidth of said blog is severely limited. More than a handful of readers logging in at the same time will...
View ArticleLocal teacher walks the walk... - UPDATED!
UPDATED - Karen McDonald wrote a story as well complete with interviews with the students. Her excellent coverage is here. Hedy also reported today that since this story broke the PHA phone has been...
View ArticleI love the smell of a rally in the morning!
I love Democracy and all expressions thereof. There is nothing more American to me than a peaceful assembly of citizens organizing for a common interest. The outrage some feel towards the "Tea-Par...
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