BEIJING – Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday. “Our manufacturing ...
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PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) adoption of PrePass truck technology almost ten years ago has reduced greenhouse gas and related emissions by more than 17,000 metric tons. Based on the program ...
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WMBD/WYZZ - Baker's Square restaurants in Normal and Peoria are now closed. The Veterans Parkway location in Normal apparently closed on Tuesday much to the shock of patrons and those who worked there. One employee tells WMBD News she worked there ...
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Lonnie Brooks was destined to become a blues legend. First, he was blessed with a banjo-playing grandfather, who stoked his interest in music. Then, he had the good luck to be discovered by zydeco legend Clifton Chenier while playing guitar on his ...
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Saying he didn’t want to increase taxes, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday rejected a proposal to let East Peoria and Morton raise their local hotel tax rates by a single percentage point, to 6 percent. “I recognize and appreciate the hard work of ...
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SARASOTA - Sarasota police are starting a new crackdown. They're trying to get people who pump up the volume to turn it down. And the penalty will be tough. Starting Monday, Sarasota Police will start enforcing an ordinance where they can impound ...
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Categories: Come Heller high water... Come Heller high water... • Because I have a serious political addiction, I vowed I wasn't going to watch the Democratic National Convention. But I have. But just a little! I can quit any time I want! Honest ...
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