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This is NPR. From the WCBU newsroom, I'm Colleen Holden. East Peoria is going to keep most of its newly acquired property on the north side as an operating farm for at least the next year. The City Council has approved a lease with Yorti and Sons to have them continue forming about 210 of the 270 acres along Centennial Drive. Commissioner Mark Hill says it's a rollover lease that gives East Peoria flexibility down the road. So it'll give us the opportunity is each year if we're ready for some development or we would have that ability with this type of land rent. Hill says the city's intent in buying the property is to have control over future development. Illinoisans with home and auto insurance will see more protections against unjustified rate hikes. Laws newly signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker require insurance companies to justify increasing costs and allows the State Department of Insurance to object to rates that are excessive. When corporations honor those values of treating their workers and their customers fairly, government should be a willing and able partner. When they don't live up to those values, government has an obligation to step in and impose fairness. The laws also prevent insurers from increasing costs to cover losses from out-of-state natural disasters. New software invented by Peoria nurses helps keep patients with medical implants safe during surgery. CEO Jim Weldy says the software is called Devicewise. It organizes all critical information about the many types of medical implants. This helps nurses plan ahead for surgery. Keep patients safe. That's what we're all about. We're all patient safety geeks in this company. That's how we roll. Well, the credits device wise with reducing the surgery cancel rate at OSF St. Francis in Peoria from 12% to 2%. And the American Pickers are looking for historical, rare, and unique items in Peoria. The reality television show follows Restoration Master Mike Wolfe and his team of pickers, who sift through private collections and junk piles in search of untapped potential. Filming is scheduled to take place in Illinois and Iowa this September. Anyone with unique stories and items are invited to contact the show for consideration. I'm Colleen Holden. The fatal shooting of a teenager at a protest in Seattle has gone unsolved for six years. This is open in your face. How are there no answers? Our investigation has uncovered new evidence and witnesses who say they've never talked to police. Did police ever call you? Not once. Listen to We Keep Us Safe, a new true crime series on the Embedded podcast from NPR.