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Peoria Heights board approves $6M budget for next fiscal year
Joe Deacon
The Peoria Heights Village Board has approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year with a six-figure surplus.
File photo showing babies in a U.S. maternity ward. The fertility rate in the U.S. has dropped steadily. Last year, there were roughly 710,000 fewer children born in the U.S. compared with the peak in 2007.
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710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago
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Central Illinois union painter shares the value of apprenticeships in a statewide professional development program
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