Opinion & Analysis The Peoria Journal Star, under the editorial management of Dennis Anderson, published an editorial Oct. 21 endorsing Gov. Bruce Rauner. The editorial concluded Rauner is a much better choice for governor than his opponent JB Pritzker, and the editorial cited Pritzker’s level of “corruption” for the method he used seeking to lower …
Helen King, left, with the Peoria NAACP, reviews voting at the Peoria County Election Commission with first-time voter Nae’Kirah Linwood before Linwood enters a voting booth. King and teacher Holly Nelson instruct students in the options class about the process and responsibility of voting. Five Manual students were first-time voters Tuesday at the Election Commission, …
BY CLARE HOWARD Don’t even think of telling Jackie Petty or Helen King you’re not going to vote. Maybe you think you don’t have time or you feel it’s hopeless or that one vote won’t make a difference. This duo will seek you out and convince you otherwise. King, 67, is known to approach young …
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The Peoria NAACP branch will be hosting its 56th annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Paradice Hotel & Conference Center, in East Peoria. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. The theme for this year’s event is “Defeat Hate……VOTE. The banquets keynote speaker is Jeff Johnson. A …
Donna Crowder is expecting a blue wave. She is staffing the Democratic headquarters in Campustown leading up to the elections Nov. 6. Waves have flipped Congress in 1994, 2006 and 2010. The president’s approval rating is in the low 40s, and midterm elections have been known to dole out a “shellacking.” Crowder expects a blue …
From the Sierra Club: PEKIN, IL — Wednesday night, dozens of local residents and pollution experts voiced concern at a public hearing held by Governor Rauner’s Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) regarding an operating permit for Dynegy-Vistra’s E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant near Bartonville. The IEPA issued an initial draft “Title V” Operating Permit for …
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Read Dale Goodner’s comments about CAFOs in the October issue of Community Word, slated for distribution Sept. 26. CAFOs are combined animal feeding operations. The Union of Concerned Scientists calculates the hidden cost of CAFOs is in the billions of dollars each year. There are nearly 20,000 CAFOs in the United States and an estimated …
Peoria’s Labor Day Parade started with sirens and horns and progressed down Main Street lined with children and cheering supporters. An annual parade favorite is Ironworkers Local 112 with a member climbing up and down a towering steel beam. Members of Peoria Federation of Teachers drew applause and cheers following two years of tense teacher …
BY BILL KNIGHT As Community Word published in the September issue distributed Aug. 29, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s case is a labor issue, and an arbitrator appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed the next day. The ruling by Stephen Burbank said that Kaepernick’s lawyers showed enough evidence that the league …
SEPTEMBER 21 –23, 2018 SEVEN CIRCLES HERITAGE CENTER 8817 W. SOUTHPORT RD. EDWARDS, IL. 61528 FRIDAY 6:00 P.M. READING OF THE ROLE CEREMONY FOR ALL THOSE YET TO COME HOME. SATURDAY 11:00 A.M. VENDORS OPEN 12:00 NOON GOURD DANCING 1:00 P.M. DANCER GRAND ENTRY 4:30 SUPPER BREAK WITH SPECIAL ATTRACTION TO BE ANNOUNCED 6:00 P.M. …