Peoria City Council met Sept. 14 with all members present. A $100,000 grant was approved to Peoria Opportunities Foundation to cover sewer expense overage, with additional funding from Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). The grant was approved, with Councilor John…
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Nature Rambles | Bell Bowl, a Prairie in Peril
by Mike Miller • • 1 Comment
In Illinois, the prairie state, finding prairies can be a real challenge. Over 99.99% of Illinois native prairie has been destroyed. Most prairie has been converted to agriculture. The areas that were too hilly to plough or too dry or…
Inland Art | Jennifer Costa
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
The introduction of mass production and industrialization provided conveniences for modern society but at the cost of aesthetic negligence of manufactured objects. In the late 19th century, the Arts and Craft Movement sought design reform emphasizing knowledge of materials and…
Art: What is it Good For? | Gratitude
by Doug and Eileen Leunig • • 0 Comments
November is National Gratitude Month, and as we wind up our seven years of writing for the Community Word, we want to express our gratitude to Clare Howard. In 2014, Clare took a chance on us when she asked us…
Art Alerts | November 2021
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
“Sublime Idioms,” a Masters of Fine Art exhibit by Lisa Nelson Raabe, is on display at Heuser Art Gallery (1400 West Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625) in Bradley University’s Heuser Art Gallery now through Dec. 10. CINEMA Will Smith, portrays…
Heat Waves — In Red and Black | The Clean Energy Jobs Act: Will Illinois Achieve “40 by 30”?
by William Rau • • 1 Comment
The Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act, or CEJA, passed by super majorities in the General Assembly and signed by Governor Pritzker in September, is a state-level, job-generating, carbon-killing Green New Deal. CEJA’s bold, equitable sweep could become a model for…
Serendipity | Season of thanks
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Gratitude isn’t something we acquire on our own. It doesn’t happen at birth, but it’s likely to develop if, and it’s a huge if, adults teach children to say thank you and explain why it’s meaningful to others. Babies, toddlers,…
West Peoria News | Trunk ‘n Treat
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Although this is the November issue of Community Word, it will be available in late October. Here is a reminder for the Trunk ‘n Treat planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 in Heddington Oaks parking lot for…
The Lion’s Den | Dystopian nightmare
by Daniel McCloud • • 1 Comment
Date: September 11, 2021. Location: Somewhere near Nowhere. Journal Entry: 9112001 It’s been 20 years since the attack that changed the world as we know it. At 8:46 am, the first tower was hit. At 10:28 am, it was down,…
Bill Knight | Bradley’s College Bowl championship
by Community Word Staff • • 2 Comments
Fifty-two years ago this fall – weeks after anti-war protests roiled U.S. campuses and 18 years after a basketball scandal tarnished Bradley’s image – the university returned to the country’s spotlight by becoming the first undefeated school in the 1969…