Community Foundation of Central Illinois, Kidder Music honored; Humanities Center in Elmwood earns Arts Dollars
Columns
Nature Rambles: Here we go again with a ‘new’ president …
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Don’t despair when climate change takes back seat in next administration; stay positive, be critical, active, kind
Labor roundup: Rivian workers organizing with UAW
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Issues include safety, sustainability; Letter Carriers reach tentative deal with USPS; NLRB declares Campustown Starbucks broke law
Straight Talk: ’Tis the season for all to be jolly
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Good to see plans for two new amphitheaters and our iconic Scottish Rite; congrats to Generals Hal Fritz and Dan McDonough; now sing!
West Peoria News: Neighborhood cheer lighting up our lives
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
Check out the Christmas Tree at City Hall and look for Boy Scouts Troop 11 as they carol through the city streets Dec. 16th and 18th, weather permitting
The Watch: Peoria County reviews plans for jail improvement
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Options range from complete rebuild to upgrades/maintenance; City Council authorizes deal with GFL to build Landfill #3; Sanitary District reviewing treatment facility business; plus updates on ICC, Dunlap Dist. 323, Springdale Cemetery
The Watch: Dunlap 323 addresses affiliations with new training facility builders
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Vantage Architectural and construction management company Estes share common ownership, so the district will have two separate contracts
The Watch: Peoria City Council gets finance report, talks tobacco shop
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Revenues were slightly down, but on pace for year-end with sales tax and state income tax strong.
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Are crucial currents shutting down; is tipping point close?
by William Rau • • 0 Comments
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current helps regulate global temperatures; ice melt from ice sheets and decreases in salinity could create problems over course of decades, not centuries
Labor roundup: Postal Workers bargaining breaks down, union rallies
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Strike at Molson-Coors in Milwaukee; Teamsters split on non-endorsement of presidential candidates; Service Employees reach deal at University of Illinois; Shedd Aquarium workers unionize