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Developer looking to build community gym in Pekin, but location uncertain
PEKIN, Ill. – Randy Price is looking to build a community gym in Pekin that would feature basketball courts, volleyball, concerts, and even a walking track for the winter months. Price envisions...
TJ Carson Oct 26, 2023
Brazil readies decree to nearly double tax on firearms and ammunition
By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Ministry is preparing a decree that nearly doubles the tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition, arguing that the measure is necessary to boos...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
US-China tensions will slow global chip industry, TSMC founder says
By Krystal Hu NEW YORK (Reuters) - The founder of the world's biggest chipmaker, Morris Chang, said on Thursday that increasing tensions over technology between the United States and China will slow d...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
Secondhand luxury jewelry marketplaces Worthy and CIRCA to merge
By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. fine jewelry and luxury watch marketplaces Worthy and CIRCA Jewels told Reuters on Thursday they will merge to create a company worth more than $...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
2024 Republican contender DeSantis facilitates shipment of weapons, ammunition to Israel
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has contracted cargo planes to send drones, body armor and helmets to Israel and worked to "get weapons and ...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
Republican US House Speaker Johnson likely couldn’t reprise Trump election fight-analysts
By Andy Sullivan and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has joined his conservative Republican colleagues in voting against abortion and sam...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
Ivory Coast must speed up efforts on deforestation rules, EU says
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast must speed up efforts to make cocoa stocks destined for the European market comply with European Union (EU) deforestation law that will come into full effe...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
Mexican drinks seller Arca profits rise on ‘surprise’ sales volumes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican bottler Arca Continental said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 7% as it sold more water and soft drinks than expected in its home market and widened its U....
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023
Canada offers investors clarity as it works to amend environmental law
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Thursday released interim guidance on a key environmental law it is amending after the Supreme Court ruled the legislation was largely unconstitu...
Syndicated Content Oct 26, 2023

Jobs and unemployment both increase again in Peoria and throughout state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The number of jobs is up once again in the Peoria area. Also once again, so is the number of unemployed. That’s according to federal figures disseminated by the Illinoi...
Will Stevenson Oct 26, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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