🌱 Longtime Peoria Mayor Dies + 11 Injured In Rollover Crash

Hello, Peoria Patch readers. In today's newsletter:

• Former Mayor Richard E. Carver died this week at age 85.
• Weekend storms left hundreds of Central Illinoisans without power.
• Bradley University hosts a "Shark Tank" style competition.

But first, today's weather: Partly sunny and warm. High: 77 Low: 53.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Peoria today:

1. Eleven people were injured in a rollover crash Sunday at the intersection of Knoxville and E. Corrington avenues, WGN reports. Injuries ranged from “minor to severe.” (WGN)

2. Former mayor Richard E. Carver died Friday at his home in Florida, the Peoria Journal Star reports. He served as mayor for more than a decade and the Civic Center which now bears his name was the “centerpiece” of his work to revitalize downtown. He was 85. (Paid source: Journal Star)

3. Bradley University student Samantha Denver won the school’s entrepreneurial “Big Idea” competition. She received $8,000 to put toward her all-natural hand balm brand Handy Balms. (Bradley Scout)

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Today in Peoria:

• The Peoria Symphony Orchestra Guild hosts its spring luncheon. (11 a.m.)
• The Peoria Skee Ball League meets at Gone Axe Throwing. (6 p.m.)
• It’s Open Mic Night at Red Barn. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Storms left hundreds of Central Illinois residents without power over the weekend. (WMBD)
• Registration is open for summer swim lessons at the Peoria Park District. (Park District)
• Families helped by the Make-A-Wish Foundation gathered at Dozer Park Sunday for the Peoria Chiefs game. (25NewsNow)
• The Peoria Public Works department rescued ducklings from a drain earlier this week, the city shared on its Twitter page. (Twitter)

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That's all for today! See you Thursday for another edition.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.

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