She is a graphic designer who began using Artificial Intelligence to create images that are memory laden spaces. … Unlike some artists who print imagery after using AI with Photoshop adjustments, Swisher has the technical skill to create precise images with oil paint.
Follow me for a four-mile hike around Singing Woods Nature Preserve. glimpse of all of the varied habitats. It’s a long hike through moderately difficult hill trails … Let’s start our virtual hike together at the parking lot at the Tawny Oaks Field Station on Singing Woods Road …
Starting with improving first-responder protocols, state needs to prepare for deadly heat wave now
A tribute by IMAM MAZHAR MAHMOOD & LAWRENCE MAUSHARD In the annals of history, there are names that etch themselves into eternity, leaving an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of humanity. Aaron Bushnell is one such name. With the…
The Nazi Holocaust did not justify the Nakba. The Nakba did not justify Jewish expulsion from the Middle East. Jewish expulsion did not justify system of apartheid. The apartheid system does not justify the murder of 766 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th. And October 7th does not justify the 20,000 civilian deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7th and the starvation of a population of almost 2 million people.
Peoria Public Library is encouraging everybody to read “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard” by Douglas W. Tallamy in conjunction with Library Week
A president cannot control as much as some think he can, like prices at the gas pump or grocery store. What a president can do, however, is instill in his constituents a sense of hope, a belief in our people and our ability to overcome problems to become strong again.
Most studies say subsidies aren’t supported by claims of economic development, job creation or promised growth. Using public funds to enrich private ventures by wealthy owners takes money from infrastructure, public services and other needs.
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
Existing property improvement programs will be undergoing updates and enhancements; a new program will help small businesses; and CityLink Passenger Appreciation Day is April 15
WTVP-TV 47 named former ArtsPartners executive director Jenn Gordon as the public television station’s new CEO on March 21. Set to start on April 22, Gordon was one of three central Illinois finalists out of about 70 applicants, according to WTVP board chair John Wieland.
High Hawks at Kenny’s Westside; Beethoven Immersion from Heartland Festival Orchestra; ‘Suicide Incorporated’ performed at Shore Acres; ‘Rocky Horror’ at ICC this month
Helps to think of the good things and celebrate the lives of those who we have lost on this Earth … We are taught that the death of a loved one is a cause for celebration and a time to reflect on a life well-lived … We will see them again
A dedication to service has made this a life worth living … that involvement included meeting former President Gerald Ford, actress Ann Jillian, Mr. Greenjeans of “Captain Kangaroo,” and St. Jude Founder Danny Thomas … Thanks to God, I’m able to get up at 4:30 in the morning, do my morning radio show and each month write this column for The Community Word.
Merger between Bradley, Illinois State has allowed public radio station to provide content that is hard to find around central Illinois anymore; that includes its website
Recent court rulings and some state laws have been meddling with medical choices that should be between patients and their doctors
Community Word contributor will be honored at ACLU banquet on April 25 at the IVY Club banquet
Social media is neither purely bad nor purely good. It can sometimes even be helpful because it is an important way to hear opinions of others. It is vital for us all to understand the impact of how we use social media on a daily basis
The exhibition at Peoria Riverfront Museum provides a compass for novice and seasoned art enthusiasts with the latest additions from Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Collection.
Actually a buttercup, this early bloomer a sure sign of transition in the delicate balance of nature
