Peoria City Councilman wrote his book on his pillars to society. He discussed these principals with The Community Word
Bill Knight: The equality, sabbath, celebration, sacrifice of John Kelly
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The Watch: T-C Regional Planning Commission says Safe Streets grants available
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Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (T-CRPC) met April 2. It was announced the Safe Streets plan will be available by the end of June. Government entities can apply for grants at that time. Guardrail repairs will be completed. Bids came in…
The Watch: Area officials are addressing all of the federal funding freezes
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Peoria County approves mini-storage facility at Madison Park Kroger; City Council, Dunlap School District 323, Springdale Cemetery discuss shortfalls
LWVGP observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Enviromental Calendar for April and May, 2025
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A look at events around central Illinois to help raise awareness and protect our planet. All events free unless specified. Contact information for groups with multiple listings included with first event only. Several events encourage pre-registration.
April Community Word at newsstands now!
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Forbidden pages: Proud Illinois first to ban book banning
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For a year, students in Illinois officially free from extreme state policies that ban books
Peoria People’s March: Wide awake to stakes that make us all great
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‘Make America Great’ or ‘Set America Back’? Peoria People’s March rallies community to fight for rights and respect
Return of Lo-Jack: Listen, Cuz, we have to talk
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Fraught with fragile, twitchy and vindictive personalities that can crush careers, families and reputations for generations. Lies and manipulation drip from their lips, like venomous honey filled … next thing you know, someone from H.R. uses the words ‘hostile work environment’ …
Straight Talk: Ice cold dilemma for the warm hearts of people of Peoria
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We need to figure out how to help homeless, but we cannot just keeping giving and giving; Larry Nelson was king of his airwaves before all this recorded radio
The Watch: Election commission reports 70% turnout in Peoria County
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Election Commission Director Elizabeth Gannon reports 18% of Peoria County electorate used vote-by-mail, 20.1% used early voting, and 30.8% voted on election day. Almost 90% — 86.8% — of vote-by-mail ballots were returned.