Bruxton Analytic Company Peru is Considering Hiring Them

The cost of using the analytics company would be $50,000 a year.  The council will make the decision at a later date.  

Peru is evidently concerned about the many closures of retail occuring in the city especially in the Peru Mall. For $50,000 per year the company will research who comes to Peru and what they are looking for. This would be a 3 year deal I was told.

Help me make a list of who we currently pay to bring retail into the city. We can start with the economic director Vickery and his Oval Wacker Co. We currently have a Lobbyist in Springfield for 24,000 per year. His contract is due to be renewed in a short time. We also pay to maintain a web site for x amout of dollars. And...

Peru’s water may look like milk during hydrant flushing

Peru’s water may look like milk during hydrant flushing

If I understand this correctly all of Peru may experience "awful" water for the rest of the summer.  You will get NO warnings.  Ok our water turned to "crap" yesterday, rusty, milky and I will certainly not drink anything that looks like that. Who in the city knows when water is safe to drink?  Is Test testing this every day?  OK, so the Water Store should be doubling or tripling their business like now.  To be honest I never drink Peru water and have not for many many years but I at least want to be able to rinse my fruit and veggies in the water, well so ends that.

A new police station could be in Peru's future

A new police station could be in Peru's future

What happened to the new Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch Center at IVCC? I thought that La Salle and Peru would be dispatched out of that center?

Now we know for sure that Mayor Harl found the money tree .

An updated version is now online speaking to the cost, the Mayor said they have the funding. Location would remain in downtown Peru and no specifics given.

June 12, 2017 Peru City Council

Peru Council meets at 7 p.m. today. There is a committee of a whole meeting before hand, but it is closed session only.

Illinois Local Governments own more than 270,000 vehicles –

Illinois Local Governments own more than 270,000 vehicles –


How many times have you seen this in Peru?  Through the years this has been brought up and nothing done by our city government, especially in years past but possibly still taking place. Would you agree with this?