The dog shown above as well as on her Scooper Heros brochures and business cards looks a lot like the animated harmless cartoon character, Scooby Doo. Indeed, Scooper Heros can “rescues you from the poo,” according to Kelley Steger, the sole owner of the business. We’re talking about dog poo of course. However, it...
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One incumbent sails to victory, two former at-large council members return and the mayor welcomes two newcomers to the horseshoe. Peoria’s City Council election on April 9 was quite a game changer. With just 12 percent voter turnout, those who cast their ballots managed to open the door for new faces—and new opportunities—for the...
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The Grand Tour of Homes is proud to present some of Peoria’s fine historical and architectural heritage on the 2013 Grand Tour. On Sunday, May 19h 2013, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. the general public is invited to tour seven West Bluff homes and the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall...
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The District 150 Board voted to sign an Intergovernmental Agreement with Peoria Public Library at a recent board meeting, an action taken by the Peoria Public Library Board on April 16. The agreement recognizes that Peoria Public Library and District 150 have a shared vision and common goals and calls upon administrators, decision-makers, staff and...
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LOSING MY FRIEND JONATHAN WINTERS It was a stunning loss, especially the way I learned it. I was driving home listening to the news on WOAM when the reporter announced Jonathan Winters had died. I couldn’t believe it. We had talked as usual about three weeks before. While frail in voice, I...
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The week of the Boston Marathon bombing, the workplace explosion in West, Texas, and the death of Peoria comic stalwart Royce Elliott, it was impossible not to feel guilty about a nagging sense of loss from flooding. Even there, many people in greater west-central Illinois were hit far harder, losing everything short of their lives. Still,...
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Elroy Limmer was in a pretty good position to help people see the forest as well as the trees. As Peoria’s City Arborist, he dealt with numerous questions and concerns regarding proper tree care. For example, a home owner once complained that his sizable catalpa tree had so many caterpillars feeding on it, he...
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I don’t care what ANYONE says, THIS is wrong. A man realized his Chryster 500 was being stolen from his driveway. So, he jumps in his car and gives chase, caught up a few blocks away and fired off a few rounds into the fleeing car. The thief, a woman, is wounded. The problem? Well,...
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You might forgive the average consumer of government propaganda for assuming the City of Peoria’s “Don’t Shoot” campaign is, well, so much hooey. You’ve seen the ads. They are plastered in coffee house bulletin boards, the sides of buses that weave their way through our neighborhoods and on the sides of billboards. They feature the pictures...
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Catholics Beware! Ed Klein, Peoria, IL I recently received a Catholic Opinion Research Survey from an organization called CatholicVote.com. According to their literature, this is a national survey of 5 million Catholics concerning the role of religion in American life. The purpose of the survey is “1) to send a strong and clear message to politicians...
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“America took my kids away from me,” said a woman who is wanted in the U.S. on a felony charge; a woman who left her two sons here to fend for themselves. This woman, the mother of the Boston bombers, wailed and screamed into a camera on the other side of the world, blaming America...
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