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Competing for title of top dog - July 5, 2008

Coming off the stage after eating 14 hot dogs in nine minutes, and winning $1,000 for his gut-stretching effort, John Palmgren of East Peoria was already thinking strategy for future gorges.
http://www.topix.net/city/pekin-il/2008/07/competing-for-title-of-top-dog?fromrss=1

Pekin Park Goes Old Fashioned Green - July 3, 2008

City of Pekin is expanding Pekin's Railsplitter's Park. "Going Green" is sweeping the nation and it seems the city of Pekin is following suit - the old fashioned way.
http://www.topix.net/city/pekin-il/2008/07/pekin-park-goes-old-fashioned-green?fromrss=1

Water rules may cost taxpayers - July 2, 2008

Residents in Pekin and Peoria could see an increase of several hundred dollars on their property tax bills because of more stringent Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rules on clean water.
http://www.topix.net/city/pekin-il/2008/07/water-rules-may-cost-taxpayers?fromrss=1