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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 61.6% higher than teacher salary in Norwood Elementary School District 63 (peoriastandard.com) — Administrators in Peoria-based Norwood Elementary School District 63 earned an average of $77,805 in 2024-25, about 61.6% more than the district's average teacher salary of $48,155. The report, based on state data, also places these figures in the context of statewide pay trends, retention rates, and teacher vacancies across Illinois.
2. Peoria police report 80 traffic stops, 21 arrests Thursday (centralillinoisproud.com) — Peoria residents are seeing continued, intensive police patrols, with 21 arrests, 80 traffic stops, and drugs, cash, and a stolen vehicle seized during Thursday's anti-violence detail. Officers also arrested two wanted suspects, including one with multiple felony warrants, and reported no ShotSpotter alerts during the operation.
3. Q&A: 'Ketchup' with the Oscar Mayer Hotdoggers who visited Peoria (pjstar.com) — Peoria residents recently got a visit from the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, with two young "Hotdoggers" sharing how they landed the quirky job and what life is like on the "hot dog highways." They describe cross-country travels, favorite fan encounters, and how meeting people in each city—like Peoria—has become the most rewarding part of their year-long adventure.
4. LaHood recognizes Fulton Sheen on House floor, saying archbishop was 'one of our own' (wmbdradio.com) — Peoria's own Archbishop Fulton Sheen was honored on the U.S. House floor, with Rep. Darin LaHood highlighting that Sheen was raised, ordained, and served as a priest in Peoria. The recognition comes ahead of Sheen's beatification in St. Louis and emphasizes his Central Illinois roots, anti-communism work, and influential national broadcasting career.
5. Midwest Food Bank expands to Sioux Falls to tackle hunger (argusleader.com) — Midwest Food Bank's Peoria division is helping support a new permanent distribution center in Sioux Falls, expanding hunger-relief efforts across South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota. The faith-based nonprofit, founded in Illinois, says the Tri-State Division will build on remote distributions already backed by Peoria and aims to be fully operational within a year amid rising regional food insecurity.
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