Real estate sales in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties for June 9, 2024

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June 9, 2024

These real estate transactions, recorded the week of May 27, are compiled from information on file with Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. They represent sales of $78,000 or more.

PEORIA COUNTY

717 E. Frye Ave., Peoria: Galen B. Rocke to Jared D. Howard, $80,000.

1117 E. Frye Ave., Peoria: Samaha Estates LLC Series 2021 to Brightcentral LLC, $85,900.

1323 W. Circle Road, Peoria: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Malebazar LLC, $87,150.

705 E. Tripp Ave., Peoria: Gregory D. Reed to Jeffery Boswell, $87,990.

5210 W. Monroe Road, Peoria: Doreen Rhoads to Zachary Stear, $89,000.

1612 N. Finney St., Chillicothe: Jess W. Hansen and Richard J. Gillespie to Riley Bruce, $90,000.

103 N. Fourth St., Dunlap: Douglas, Jon and Brian Gilles and Lisa Bradley to SRP Capital LLC, $91,000.

936 W. Willow Lane, Peoria: Justin J. and Sheila J. Taylor to Danny N. and Lisa K. McCubbins, $99,000.

125 SW Jefferson Ave., #W16B, Peoria: Susan R. Spitalny to Zachary Hanel, $99,900.

2112 W. Arrowhead Lane, Peoria: Eric J. Betts to Kendra Lynn, $100,800.

2016 W. Sherman Ave., West Peoria: JMF Properties LLC to Tucker and Margaret Szold, $105,000.

2705 W. Willowlake Drive, #80, Peoria: Thomas Hasenstein and Theresa L. Tomlin to Raena Holloway, $113,500.

2118 W. Laura Ave., West Peoria: Leo C. Jennetten to Bailey O’Connor, $116,000.

5029 N. Best St., Peoria Heights: Patrick S. Moore and Erin E. Anderson to Danny N. and Lisa M. McCubbins, $116,500.

1814 W. Glen Ave., Peoria: Riley and Paige L. Frenette to Trent and Courtney Peterson, $123,000.

1402 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria: David McDougall and Dianne Pak to Edzer Desir, $125,000.

2114 N. Drury Lane, Peoria: Ellen J. Wynn to Daniel K. Christ, $125,500.

3226 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria: Erickson Capital Investments LLC to Maggie E. and Patrick B. Gharst, $129,000.

2631 W. Westminister Ave., Peoria: Charles R. Gebhardt II to Andrea Price, $130,000.

4611 N. Edgebrook Drive, Peoria: Ashley Underhill to Rachel Hall, $132,000.

5842 W. Andover Drive, Peoria: Manuel Arevalo and Norma O. Hernandez de Arevalo to Ashley and Lydia Joyce, $133,000.

123 SW Jefferson Ave., #E15B, Peoria: Shelley D. St. Cerny to Lori and Trevor Stone, $134,900.

3139 W. Southport Road, Peoria: Eddie L. Wall to Antonio Jones, $135,000.

2109 W. Austin Drive, Peoria: Thomas Baker to Kimberly Rippel, $137,500.

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204 W. Main St., Elmwood: Quinton and Samantha Carlyle to Mary E. and Andrew E. Naumann, $157,000.

3117 N. Emery Ave., Peoria: Courtney Swantek and Osvaldo R. Ramirez to Jasmine Beard, $157,500.

5125 N. Ronald Road, Peoria: Ronald L. and Curtis D. Von Behren to Julie S. Van Ordstrand, $160,000.

4805 W. Meadow Lane, Bartonville: Kevin L. and Vicky L. Gray to C&P Enterprise LLC, $161,000.

1114 W. Cloverdale Road, Chillicothe: Anthony D. and Dennis C. Gould to Aaron L. Hartley, $162,000.

2522 N. Woodbine Terrace, Peoria: Jason and Amber Woodbine to Jonathan A. and Sarah J. Watts, $172,500.

18 Cherry St., Bartonville: Robert T. and Leisa K. Thomas to Joseph L. and Kristine M. Mowder, $173,500.

8617 W. Johnson Farm Road, Peoria: Lisa B. Beaupre to Jeffrey Chiaravalle and Haley Leuallen, $175,000.

128 S. Jefferson St., Brimfield: Danny J. and Janet G. Fishel to Robert R. III ad Kimberly E. Lawrence, $185,000.

1012 Desoto Drive, Bartonville: Tanya J. Williams and Tierny A. Stanton to John L. and Mary F. Draggist, $185,900.

6515 N. Camelot Road, Peoria: Jeanne M. Kelley to Ryan M. Keeton and Taylor A. Hinds, $190,000.

1108 E. Sciota Ave., Peoria Heights: Daniel W. and Suzanne Cranford to Joshua Sank, $192,000.

6926 N. Patricia Lane, Peoria: Iemen Elamin and Mai Salih to Cartus Financial Corporation, $195,000.

6926 N. Patricia Lane, Peoria: Cartus Financial Corporation to Jasmine Acfalle, $195,000.

9341 W. Darlington Drive, Mapleton: Robert Brickner and Janice Mize to Kyle Vincent and Anthea Anderson, $200,000.

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4803 W. Lynnbrook Drive, Peoria: Mary C. Scheirer to William and Rebecca Smith, $225,000.

10803 N. David Court, Peoria: David R. Hands to Ruqi Chen, $230,000.

1446 N. Fourth St., Chillicothe: Miguel and Jessica Burgos to Jesse Burford, $237,500.

827 & 901 E. War Memorial Drive, Peoria Heights, and 3716 N. Illinois Ave., Peoria Heights: JD Schell Properties to Reed Localis, $250,000.

10274 W. Lake Camelot Drive, Mapleton: Bryan A. and Kara Sylvester to Tyrone and Donna Gullett, $260,000.

4720 N. Idlewood Court, Peoria: Francis R Abdnour to Bonnie J. Doolittle and Jeffery Fasenfest, $265,000.

4117 S. Dunbar Point, Mapleton: Christopher B. and Jaime L. Grandstaff to John II and Brittany Venzon, $270,000.

2208 W. Jubilee Lane, Dunlap: Shanmuga B. Subban and Femina A.S. Antonsamy to Arunprasad Rajasekar and Swapnadeepa D. Judson, $275,000.

1915 W. Willow Crest Drive, Peoria: Julie S. Van Ordstrand to Rebecca Darche, $280,000.

105 W. Hickory St., Chillicothe: Wendy C. Crone and Trisha E. Zoller to John Tarabulski and Kimberly A. Mitchell, $300,000.

5216 N. Ashford Drive, Peoria: Keith F. and Mary Ann Musselman to Li Sun, $348,000.

12817 W. Chippe Drive, Princeville: Joshua and Kimberly J. Sank to Jennifer L. and Tony L. Johnson, $353,500.

9910 N. Andy Court, Peoria: Christopher M. and Melinda S. Ennis to Rizwan A. and Natalie Khan, $372,000.

4126 W. Vistaridge Court, Peoria: Brian J. and Renee Manahan to Christine Karpowicz and Paul Des Jardins, $408,000.

3110 W. Rosebury Lane, Dunlap: Walter and Stephanie Lipe to Scott and Sharon Hillsberry, $416,000.

3736 W. Eagle Drive, Dunlap: David E. and Julianne D. Martin to Susan L. and Joseph D. Kunzeman, $430,000.

709 S. Sara Court, Dunlap: Nathan R. and Dorota A. Weber to Cartus Financial Corporation, $453,500.

709 S. Sara Court, Dunlap: Cartus Financial Corporation to Piyush Dogra and Ankita Batra, $453,500.

511 W. High St., Peoria: Zerla Properties LLC to Fernanda and Shane Sharp, $715,000.

6605 W. Waterstone Way, Edwards: Kenneth and Maria Johnsen to Zachary M. and Taylor R. Rambo, $1,100,000.

301 SW Adams St., Peoria, and 304 & 312 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria: 301 Peoria IL LLC to Tower on Adams LLC, $1,250,000.

TAZEWELL COUNTY

805 Derby St., Pekin: John J. Franks to Speck Corp, $79,900.

706 Hillyer St., Pekin: Junior D. and Tracy L. Bozarth to Chad Calmes, $85,000.

335 Buena Vista Ave., Pekin: Zhiyuan Liu to Heather Reynolds, $86,500.

19219 Springfield Road, Groveland: Kevin P. Feger to Christopher W. Dalton, $90,000.

217 W. Elm St., Tremont: David L. and Sherie L. Rademaker to Delaney M. and Kirk O. Knott, $90,000.

1414 & 1416 S. 7th St., Pekin: Steven R. and Sue Ellen Taylor to Nathan E. Pritts, $112,000.

810 S. Creve Coeur Ave., Creve Coeur: Tia M. Fugate to Genevieve A. Lee, $125,000.

105 W. McKinley Ave., Deer Creek: Joyce Ropp to Braden J. Wiegand, $130,000.

108 Carlson Ave., Washington: Andon Evans to Rebecca E. Gorman, $135,000.

27724 Allentown Road, Tremont: Kara L. Matthews to Chad H. and Laurie L. Keever, $140,000.

202 Timber Lane, East Peoria: Janet and Mark Koonce to Christina S. Ralston, $145,000.

228 Mount Aire Drive, East Peoria: Sherry Hacker to Katrina M. and Reid M. Rembold, $147,500.

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310 E. State St., Tremont: Jesse and Lauren Getz to Blake C. Bollinger, $160,000.

1702 Valle Vista Blvd., Pekin: Kayla Donarksi and Sean P. Linden to Elizabeth M. Memmini, $170,000.

1112 Jessie St., Washington: Linda J. and Matthew C. Pussehl to Hillside Development Partners LLC, $181,500.

118 Pine St., East Peoria: Kelsey and Skylar Schafer to Cartus Financial Corporation, $199,000.

118 Pine St., East Peoria: Cartus Financial Corporation to Amber N. and Shane A. Morgan, $199,000.

108 Mackinac Drive, East Peoria: Kelsie M. Ehlers to Justin Taylor, $199,900.

206 S. First Ave., Morton: GL Property Management Inc. to Salt Brothers LLC, $200,000.

406 Crestlawn Drive, Washington: Clayton W. Smucker to Andrew Nelson, $205,000.

1908 St. Clair Drive, Pekin: Loren D. and Mendy R. Payne to Feather and Samuel Butler, $230,000.

606 E. Fast St., Mackinaw: Corey A. and Samantha L. Stedman to Katrina and Shawn L. Fischer, $230,000.

806 Hilldale Ave., Washington: Amber L. and Jeremy W. Hulet to Jonathan A. Williams, $231,000.

143 Neumann Lane, East Peoria: Adam and Allie Stocksiek to Kim and Patti Rumler, $235,000.

2274 Robin Road, Washington: Micah Bouillon to Huy Ngoc Pham, $235,000.

24 Parkview Court, Groveland: Joyce E. and Michael S. Kirk to Katherine Higus and Michael P. O’Brien, $257,500.

2665 Ashley Court, Tremont: Katelyn D. and Matthew P. Meyle to Jesse J. and Lauren M. Getz, $259,900.

364 E. Idlewood St., Morton: Danielle and Drew M. Tolly to Emily and Joel Dickerson, $350,000.

406 N. Main St., Washington: Nicole L. and Tyler J. Smith to William Blunier, $355,900.

1427 NW Windermere Drive, Tremont: Bradlee and Nichole Alton to Katelyn and Matthew Meyle, $407,000.

24109 Cooper Road, Morton: Rebecca L. Smith to Kurt S. and Teel R. Miller and Rinkenberger Family LLLP, $450,000.

Parcel Numbers 07-07-24-400-012 & 07-07-24-400-013, Tazewell County: Monique S. and Zachary M. Baynard to Eric N. and Stephanie F. Nelson, $585,000.

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WOODFORD COUNTY

1527 Division St., Metamora: Bradley A. and Anna King to Kay Saving, $122,000.

635 Locust St., Minonk: Susan L. Drawdy to Robert G. and Haley B. Jensen, $145,000.

426 E. 7th St., Minonk: Brian M. Greenland to Braedyn A. York, $150,000.

308 E. Pine St., Metamora: Joey L. Hauk to Jack W. and Lydia R. Brennan, $183,000.

215 Shady Lane, Eureka: Christopher and Elizabeth Catton to Autumn R. Riggert and Zachary T. Barker, $237,000.

767 Seven Hills Road, Metamora: Caleb and Brianne Bond to Grant B. and Jordan R. Wood, $285,000.

Parcel Number 08-22-100-014, Woodford County: Angela J. Faulkner to Michael W. and Janet E. Fandel and Steven W. Faulkner, $380,730.

732 Santa Fe Trail, Metamora: Michael and Juliana Brewer to Cartus Financial Corporation, $407,500.

732 Santa Fe Trail, Metamora: Cartus Financial Corporation to Joe and Elizabeth Spanier, $407,500.

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Ask the Meteorologist: How one storm produced a violent tornado, 6-inch hail in Illinois

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March 11, 2026

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Ask the Meteorologist: How one storm produced a violent tornado, 6-inch hail in Illinois

One storm near Kankakee, Illinois, produced a large, destructive tornado Tuesday. It also produced what will likely go down as a record hailstone for the state.

It looked like something out of a weather textbook. Let’s show you the moments we knew destruction was happening.

The hail

We’ll start with the hail.

I was getting ready for bed around 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday (since I’m up before 2 a.m.), and I checked my radar app.

The image below is what I saw.

A textbook supercell (rotating thunderstorm) was moving south of Chicago, but there was a unique feature that caught my attention.

I’ve highlighted that in the image. It doesn’t look like much, but it’s a huge teller of large hail. It’s called a TBSS, or three body scatter spike.

As the radar beam hits hailstones, it gets scattered three different times. That results in the appendage you see on radar extending off the storm.

Moments later, reports came in of hail that was baseball-sized and larger. One such report could break the state’s record for largest hailstone.

The report suggested a hailstone of 6 inches in diameter.

According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, this would break Illinois’ previous record for largest hailstone – and by a long shot.

The largest hailstone on record in the U.S. happened in South Dakota, and it was measured at 8 inches in diameter.

Insane!

The tornado

While it takes time to assess the damage and come up with a rating, there was zero doubt that a tornado spawned from this storm too.

It’s common during tornadoes for there to be hail on the northern flank of the storm. It’s called the “hail core,” and it is a result of rapidly rising air.

In terms of the actual tornado, it became evident that one was active when looking at radar.

A hook echo is commonly seen in supercell thunderstorms. It’s an indication of warm air flowing into the storm, while cold air flows down its rear flank. This is your rotational aspect of the storm that extends down to the surface.

The air spins rapidly and – eventually – it picks up debris. This can show up as a ball on the southern tip of the storm.

Every bit of this storm was something out of a meteorology textbook – a marvel for those who admire the atmosphere, but a nightmare for those at ground level enduring its fury.

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Central Illinois could see tornadoes tonight. How to sign up for alerts

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March 10, 2026

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Central Illinois is expected to be hit with tornado alerts Tuesday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk between 6 and 10 p.m.

The National Weather Service announced on X that a Tornado Watch is 95% likely in east-central Illinois through 4:30 p.m. The potential storm is forecast to reach a peak intensity of 2-3.5 inch hail, 55-70 mph winds and 120-150 mph tornadoes.

Here’s how to stay updated on weather alerts in your area.

How to sign up for weather alerts in Illinois

Most residents throughout Illinois will automatically receive Wireless Emergency Alerts on their mobile phones from the NWS, warning them of potentially dangerous weather in their area. These will look like normal text messages and will typically show the type and time of the alert, any action you should take and the agency issuing the alert.

Other sources of information include NOAA Weather Radio, the Storm Prediction Center’s live map of nationwide tornado watches and the Emergency Alert System on radio and TV broadcasts.

Residents can also sign up for text alerts through their local county emergency management agency, such as NotifyChicago.

Sign up for USA TODAY Network weather alerts

Illinois residents can sign up for alerts from the USA TODAY Network to receive texts about current storms and weather events in their area.

Tornado watch vs warning

The NWS explains the difference between the varying tornado alert terminology on its website.

A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible in the area, while a tornado warning means a twister has been sighted or indicated by the weather radar. A tornado emergency is the most severe alert, meaning a violent tornado has touched down in the area.

The website uses the phrases “be prepared,” “take action” and “seek shelter immediately” to summarize the three alerts.

Central Illinois weather radar

Chicago weather radar

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Record-high Illinois university workers opt-out of pensions

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March 10, 2026

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Record-high Illinois university workers opt-out of pensions

A record share of Illinois university employees opt-out of pensions for a 401(k)-style plan, lawmakers should give other state employees the same flexibility.

More retired state university employees are opting for a 401(k)-style plan rather than a traditional pension than ever before. They want more choice and flexibility in their retirement benefits. Lawmakers should expand the option to all state workers.

SURS published its annual actuarial evaluation for 2025. With only 47.1% of what they need to pay retirees, they are the second-highest funded state pension in Illinois, beaten only by the Teachers Retirement System with a funded ratio of 47.8%. That shouldn’t be a source of pride, however.

Experts say 60% funded is dangerous and 40% funded or lower is past the point of no return, so 47% is far too low. Illinois’ pension crisis is the worst in the nation.

But the system stands apart because it offers a way out for employees who don’t want to be stuck in the outdated, one-size-fits-all pension model or a pension system that might become insolvent.

SURS gained 1,314 new employees last year, 725 to the traditional and portable pension plans while 589 opted into the Retirement Savings Plan. Nearly half, 45%, of all new members joining are opting out of a traditional pension.

The numbers show 18.2% of all active employees opted into the Retirement Savings Plan, the highest ever since it started in 1998.

It’s a defined contribution plan, similar to a 401(k), rather than the typical defined benefit pension available in most state retirement systems. That’s up from 17.7% of active employees in 2024.

Actuaries expect this pattern to continue, projecting a growing share of active employees opting into the plan until it reaches around 30% of all active employees who are on a defined contribution plan.

Academic hires such as professors are expected to opt-in to the Retirement Savings Plan at a rate of 45%. Non-academic employees such as administrators are expected to opt-in at a rate closer to 25%.

In both cases, employees seem to enjoy getting more choice over how to invest their retirement benefits, but the difference highlights why this option is so important. Currently state university employees are the only ones with this defined contribution option.

Traditional pensions for new workers at Illinois universities have a vesting period of 10 years. That means if someone leaves their job or the state before they’ve completed 10 years, they won’t be eligible for anything but a refund of their contributions. Not the state match or any interest they could’ve accrued while working.

Early-career academics face higher job uncertainty and are more likely to change institutions than later-career or tenured faculty. Under higher expected mobility, defined contributions are more attractive because you don’t have to worry about losing out on retirement benefits because the vesting period is much lower at 5 years.

Mobility isn’t only important in academia. The ability to change careers is important for a variety of jobs today. Wage and salary workers in the public sector today have a median tenure of 6.2 years. That number is likely skewed because 3-in-4 government workers are aged 35 and older.

Younger workers tend to stay in jobs for shorter periods. Across the public and private sectors, the median tenure of workers 55 to 64 is 9.6 years and 2.7 years for workers 25 to 34. Both figures are far below the 10-year vesting requirement for most Illinois pensions.

There’s no reason to limit flexibility and control to only employees under the State University Retirement System. Senate Bill 3389 offers a step in the right direction by allowing downstate teachers to opt-in to a similar Retirement Savings Plan. But that is only the start.

Illinois should expand this option to all five of its state pension systems so that employees can choose to have more control over their retirement finances. Similar plans have been enacted in Rhode Island and Tennessee, which has one of the best-funded pension systems in the country. A defined contribution plan offers more freedom and security for retirees.

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