Four Republican candidates for governor debated key issues last month, helping voters decide the Republican nomination on March 18. From political veteran Dan Rutherford to political newcomer Bruce Rauner, the stage was set the night of January 17 for the first statewide Republican primary debate featuring candidates State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, State Senator Bill Brady,...
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The winter months bring an assortment of colds, flu, bronchitis and runny noses. While it’s important to see your medical provider when you’re very ill, requesting antibiotics may not work on these common illnesses and may even be harmful. Greg Chance, Administrator at Peoria City/County Health Department, advises the appropriate use of antibiotics, “We tend...
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THE CIRCUS District 150 needs money. That’s one of the reasons they have a referendum on the ballot. Since that request will be easily defeated by voters, and rightfully so, I have an idea for a fund-raiser to help the school district with its financial problems. They should hold their meetings in the now empty...
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More than 7 out of 10 of us support raising the minimum wage, but proposals to do that got lukewarm receptions by Peoria lawmakers and the GOP in general. A recent Pew Research poll showed that 71% of Americans favor raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, so it’s not ridiculous to think...
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Nancy Utesch has a quotation inscribed on a stone in her kitchen, right above the stove: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” This quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery is one of the most memorable lines from his iconic book, “The Little...
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I got the following press release: “The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 14th Annual State of the City Address with Peoria Mayor Ardis TOMORROW- Tuesday, January 28 at the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom. Nearly 600 people have reserved a seat to hear Mayor Ardis address the first ever two year budget, downtown...
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Most of us only understand love at a surface level—a warm feeling, a bouquet of flowers, a compliment, a listening ear. Elusive and mysterious, love is so much more. Sadly, it often goes unnoticed when it shows up. One story, tucked away in a few paragraphs of a chapter penned by Saint Luke, love showed...
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One of my young, fun friends was lamenting the fact that she is soon to turn 40. Her reasons for being hesitant to enter that new decade of life are genuine and understandable. She said time goes by so quickly now, and she knows it goes even faster as we age. Plus added years...
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There Goes the Neighborhood By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL What do you do when you find out that two guys living down the street turn out to be homos? They’ve been living there together for five years and I never knew it. If I woulda known it, I would sure as the devil have moved out...
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CityLink is having a public hearing about adding Sunday Service at West Peoria City Hall on Friday, February 28 from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. The West Peoria Neighborhood Watch will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12 at City Hall. Deputy Lanphear, the new West Peoria community officer for the Sheriff’s Department, will discuss...
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ARE YOU MY TYPE? PROCTOR CENTER BLOOD DRIVE Peoria Park District’s Proctor Recreation Center and the JEMS Girls Basketball Team will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, February 22 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at Proctor Center, 309 S. DuSable in Peoria. Did you know? • Your type can save 3 other’s lives. •...
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Feb 6 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Page Turners Book Club – “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins at the Dunlap Library. (309) 243-5716. Feb 6 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. – “Belly Dancing: You Can Do It!” Call to register: 243-5716. Free. Dunlap Library. (309) 243-5716. Feb 6 – The Anti-Slavery Coalition, a Bradley University...
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