Second Peoria Starbucks voting on unionizing. The Starbucks at 707 W. Pioneer Parkway is now participating in a mail election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board on whether to unionize at that location. “Those eligible to vote are all…
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Family matriarch finds final resting place of Airman who fathered her in Philippines
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I met Corazon Weatherspoon in December of 2017 on a trip to California. She is my mother-in-law and among the rarest individuals I have had the honor of knowing in my life. Her easy smile radiates an inner beauty and…
Real Talk | All-American sweat is the new cotton
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Just the other day, I was watching ESPN when a sports news story came on about one of the most prominent NCAA football coaches in NCAA history, Nick Saban, who had accused another high-profile coach, Jimbo Fisher, of “buying every…
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Labor Roundup | Peoria Campustown location becomes one of Illinois’ first unionized Starbucks
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The National Labor Relations Board on April 26 announced the results of Peoria’s Campustown Starbucks workers’ vote to unionize, and the results were 9-2 in favor of the union, with 1 voided ballot and no challenged ballots – one of…
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Arts Beat | May 2022
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ART Peorian Steve Spain presents highlights from his collection of original animation cels from Disney at the Riverfront Museum through May 8. THEATER Peoria Players Theatre is bringing back “Mamma Mia!” May 13-15 and 18-22 featuring Dedra Kaiser, Celeste Matheson,…
Environmental News and Notes | May 2022
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ISU student recovers usable nutrients from wastewater Senior Illinois State University environmental health and sustainability major Rowan Carroll is addressing the widespread issue of nutrient pollution harming public health and aquatic life through a process she’s developed that not only…
Labor Roundup | Peoria Starbucks involved in case that the coffee stores broke law; Amazon wrangling with workers
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Starbucks broke the law in resisting workers’ campaigns to unionize — the first time in the national organizing drive. The company retaliated against the workers “to discourage employees from engaging in…
Students say ‘Yes’ to a free prom dress and so much more at ITAV giveaway
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It Takes a Village held its fourth FREE Prom Dress Giveaway on March 19. But that doesn’t come close to describing the atmosphere that president Bernice Gordon-Young and her village people provided for the hundreds of high school students who…