Metro Peoria’s monthly newspaper has compiled a bit of campaign information for some key races affecting central Illinois. Most media attention in campaigns for the Nov. 8 election has focused on the tops of party tickets. In Illinois, that means…
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Meet the candidates running for Peoria County Board
by Community Word Staff • • 1 Comment
We reached out to the candidates running for a seat on the Peoria County Board to give them the opportunity to let our readers learn something about them. District 2 CAMILLE COATES (D): “Born, raised and educated in central Illinois,…
SAFE SPACE: Jim and Laura Sniff provide special kind of fun on their farm
by Bill Knight • • 5 Comments
Inland Arts | Raising Helvetica: Travis Janssen creating cyanotypes with one of the ‘finest’ fonts in the world
by Nichole Gronvold-Roller • • 1 Comment
Heat Waves in Red and Black: Energy companies would rather energize investors than consumers
by Community Word Staff • • 2 Comments
Ameren and MISO are playing politics with state regulations, slow walking Illinois into an electricity shortage Past columns revealed Exelon crippling the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard and thus contributing to Illinois’ electricity shortage. Additionally, Exelon supports its grid operator’s…
Family matriarch finds final resting place of Airman who fathered her in Philippines
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Lawmakers working to improve school lunches
by Joe Deacon of WCBU, Peoria Public Radio • • 0 Comments
An effort to improve the quality of school meals for lower-income and minority students is making its way through the Illinois General Assembly. The Better School Lunches Act has moved on to the Senate after passing unanimously through the Statehouse…
Peoria Women’s March/Rally to be held Saturday Jan. 19
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Peoria’s Women’s Rally/March, in conjunction with the national event, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday Jan. 19 at the Gateway Building Park in downtown Peoria. The Peoria event will include speeches, music and more. The mission of Women’s March is…
Invisible barriers to GED
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NOW president: Persist, Resist, Unite
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BY CLARE HOWARD Some pharmacists in Florida have taken contraceptive prescriptions from women and ripped them up. Pharmacists in other states have refused to fill prescriptions for contraceptives and abortifacients. The National Organization for Women is pushing back and ramping…