In a letter to employees and a news release to the media, Unity Point Health CEO and President Clay Holderman, announced that the Iowa-based health system had entered into discussions with officials at Carle Health that could see Peoria’s Methodist…
Columns
Bill Knight | Future of campaign finance reform in Illinois as dark as money involved
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
In the spring of 1996 Kent Redfield was a 47-year-old political science professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, where he wrote a report for the Illinois Campaign Finance Project (ICPR) outlining dozens of ways to change how candidates raise…
The Watch | Peoria City Council review finds $4 million, County board mulling new election systems
by Terry Bibo • • 1 Comment
Peoria City Council wrestled with its 2022-2023 biennial budget — and each other — during special meetings this fall. On Oct. 26: Peoria Township officials asked for a tax increase, but didn’t get it. City Manager Patrick Urich said recovery…
Real Talk | Emphasizing empathy behind the badge will help strengthen our communities
by Community Word Staff • • 3 Comments
I heard a true story from Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell a while ago that sticks with me to this day. He told a story to a group about a man who was in the county jail. This person was…
Inland Art | Artistic freedom inspires Iranian artist
by Nichole Gronvold-Roller • • 1 Comment
Iranian-born painter Shahrbanoo Hamzeh moved to the United States in 2018 as a graduate student and completed an MFA in Painting from Illinois State University in the spring of 2021. Since graduation, the artist has continued to expand upon a…
Art Alerts | January 2022
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
ART Examples of the drawings of the renowned Mauricio Lasansky will be displayed in the Heuser Gallery at Bradley University starting Jan. 19. From the university’s collection, the exhibit will run through March 18. CINEMA In limited theatrical release starting…
Heat Waves — In Red and Black | A half-nuke, half-renewable energy house: Can it stand?
by William Rau • • 0 Comments
No. Just as it was impossible to stitch together an economy with half-slave, half-free labor, a half-nuke and half-renewable energy house is equally impossible. Nuclear and renewable power are irreconcilably incompatible. Yet, the General Assembly and Governor’s 2021 Clean Energy…
Nature Rambles | Prescribed fires help preserve ancient oaks
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
The Peoria region is blessed with woodlands along the bluffs of the Illinois River. Many of these have been protected as conservation areas and nature preserves. Places like Forest Park, Detweiller Park, Robinson Park, Camp Wokanda and Singing Woods are…
Serendipity | Friendship and fun play well together
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Playing games has always ranked high for me as a great way to have a good time. I remember playing board games by myself as a child. I would assume the role of the three other players the game was…
West Peoria News | Community Word expanding our horizons
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
It seems that in this time of many changes, another one is happening with the first edition of the Community Word of 2022. There is a new managing editor, a former West Peorian, Brian Ludwig. He spent his formative years…