Pioneer Parkway, first built by the Illinois Department of Transportation in 1984, will undergo multiple projects in 2024.

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Fri Oct 27 2023

 

This major Peoria roadway is in need of repairs. Here's the plan for next year

Heavy traffic passes through the intersection of University and Pioneer Parkway in Peoria. The busy intersection will undergo a $9.1 million reconstruction in 2024.

Pioneer Parkway, first built by the Illinois Department of Transportation in 1984, will undergo multiple projects in 2024.

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The new fair-trade business Ten Thousand Villages at 1308A E. Seiberling Avenue in Peoria Heights opened for business on Oct. 19 2023.
 

New store brings fair trade shopping back to Peoria Heights

 

Ten Thousand Villages opens in the former Global Village storefront, offering jewelry, cards, decor and other fair-trade items.

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Rick Short, a longtime Peoria resident, worked his way up from the minors, playing 11 games for the Washington Nationals in 2005. The former Midwest League Kane County batting coach now is assistant hitting coach with the 2023 World Series-bound Arizona Diamondbacks.
 

Peoria-area residents part of Arizona's run to World Series

 

Longtime Peoria resident Rick Short and Chillicothe native Steve McAllister are hitting coach, scout, respectively, for World Series-bound Arizona.

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Coaches Confidential is an occasional series where the Journal Star talks with high school coaches about the world of prep athletics.
 

What do Peoria-area coaches think of the football playoffs structure?

 

In the latest edition of Coaches Confidential, we asked Peoria-area football coaches what they think of the IHSA playoff structure.

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The Metamora Redbirds hoist their Class 3A regional volleyball title over Dunlap on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 at East Peoria High School. The Redbirds defeated the Eagles 25-17, 25-16.
 

Metamora, Morton among 11 local volleyball teams to win regionals

 

Metamora and Morton were among the Peoria-area volleyball teams to win 2023 IHSA regional championships on Thursday night.

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