🌱 C02 Pipeline Proposal + Trial For Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend

Good morning, friends. Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your fresh copy of the Peoria Patch newsletter, filled with all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 79 Low: 48.
• Sunday: Cloudy, brisk and much colder. High: 51 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories today in Peoria:

1. The Peoria City Council is reviewing a CO2 pipeline proposal that would potentially run right under the north and south valleys and near downtown. Councilman Chuck Grayeb said of the proposed project, “This is an unacceptable risk so close to our downtown, our southern valley, and our northern valley, highly populated areas." The pipeline is fully supported by the state of Illinois and the federal government and would help the Biden Administration meet its goal of making the U.S. carbon neutral by 2025. The pipeline will continue to be researched and discussed before any decision will be made. (Subscription: Peoria Journal Star)
2. The trial for a Peoria man accused of killing his girlfriend is set for May 9. Tahir Goodman, Jr. is facing trial for allegedly strangling his girlfriend to death and subsequently setting her house on fire. During his bond hearing a day after Hobbs was found, Peoria County Prosecutors said that Goodman and Hobbs were reportedly wrestling when he put his forearm on her neck and she started “breathing funny.” Goodman has been in custody since Dec. 21, 2021, and will be facing two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. (CIProud.com)
3. Peoria High School was one of several schools around Illinois that were subjected to swatting incidents on Wednesday. As of 3:00 p.m., 21 calls had been made against schools around the state threatening active shooter situations or bombings. The Illinois State Police are actively investigating the fake calls, and officials said they haven't located any credible threats as a result of the calls. Swatting refers to illegal calls that make claims about fake emergency threats, such as shootings or bombings. (Peoria Public Radio)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Peoria:

Saturday, April 15

• Unarmed Stage Combat Workshop With Bailey Walker At Corn Stalk Theatre Center (10:00 AM)
• Free Early Childhood Screening Day At Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (12:00 PM)
• Empire Wild And The Heartland Festival Orchestra At Five Points Washington, Washington (7:30 PM)

Sunday, April 16

• Dungeons & Dragons At Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Peoria Fire Department would like the public to know that its personnel train every day to keep their skills sharp and to provide the best service possible to the community. The department would like to thank all of its members for their continued hard work and commitment to being professional firefighters. (Peoria IL Fire Department via Facebook)
• The Peoria Police Department is requesting help identifying a male suspect in an armed robbery that happened on Monday, Apr. 10. Peoria police were dispatched to a gas station in the 900 block of N. Bourland Ave. at 8:33 p.m. where the employee said that a suspect demanded money from the cash register and displayed a handgun. Check out photos of the suspect at the link. (Peoria Police Department via Facebook)
• The City of Peoria would like to thank all of its telecommunicators in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week! In 2022, our 911 colleagues took 109,881 emergency calls and 193,531 non-emergency calls. (City of Peoria Illinois - Government via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.