Landfill #3 was anticipated to be in operation by this year, but it’s not even started. In April, Peoria County served GFL a breach-of-contract notice, but weeks later GFL representatives, including Dovigi, reportedly said it honors its contracts.
ARTS ALERTS: ‘Through a Feminine Lens’ this month at Foster Gallery; ‘Streets Belong to Me’ on July 3 at Glen Oak; ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Peoria Players; Corn Stock presents ‘Oliver’
Nathan Taylor & Friends performing July 12 at Contemporary Art Center; Tres Rojas Winery featuring Barry Cloyd on on July 19; Dave Hoffman & Friends return to the CIJS stage at Trailside Event center on July 21; ‘Fragrance of Praise’ gospel show featuring Darius D. Darling and others, scheduled for July 26 at the 3300 Event Center.
Inland Art: Historical works in Peoria
Sixtieth Rennick Exhibition part of annual way Historical Society puts Peoria on display
Nature Rambles: Snakes! On the road
LaRue-Pine Hills area at Shawnee National Forest is place to be to see up to 26 species of serpents
Finally, Big Oil facing days in court
There are more than 30 cases filed by state attorneys general, cities, counties and tribal nations against companies including Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell. Many show oil companies’ own research projecting the dangers of climate change decades ago, after which the industry denied the threat and attacked scientific consensus about the crisis
State releasing grant to WTVP
Sen. Koehler helps release more than $300,000 that could soon help public TV station address some of its infrastructure and technological needs
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Survey says scientists fear climate chaos
‘We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,’ — António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General
The Lion’s Den: Labels have helped us feed our narratives
The evolution of African American after a tug of war to define and maintain our identity. Moving from Colored to Negro to Black and African American.
Letters: Funding the war machine, Speaker Johnson, is the easy part
“We have always been at war with Eurasia,” — 1984, George Orwell
West Peoria News: Breakout summer in works
Construction begins on new City Hall; public safety top priority on the agenda for Summer 2024
Straight Talk: Whirled around: Mighty, mighty 1290 is just not anymore
Plus parents, guns and responsibility; Kansas City kicker speaks his mind; and sincere condolences to the Elliotts
Labor roundup: Starbucks in Pekin unionizes
Legislators move to make union dues deductible in Illinois; report shows 344 workers died per day in 2022
Crime rates in Peoria and public safety
Many intertwining issues — including inflation and poverty — can contribute to spikes in crime in our community
The Watch: Shoveling in full swing so watch the speed
Peoria County helps move Vets Assistance Commission; Election Commission looking to buy it’s building. League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
What’s the dirt on Landfill saga: Stand pat? Build up? Raise the rates?
Peoria County files breach of contract against GFL over construction of much-needed No. 3
What we say: War over there is also over here
Yom HaShoah service to remember Holocaust at Peoria Riverfront Museum reveals reality of how war affects our shores
XAVIER JACKSON: Requiem for America
Our once great republic is in its death throes. Indifference among us in our American Republic is overwhelming it; make a stand this November
PAUL GORDON: Take credit: The Dow is Cat’s Meow
Don’t listen to empty promises or absurd claims, such as Trump claiming the reason the stock markets are setting records is because investors are anticipating his return to the White House. … It’s not the stock prices consumers (meaning voters) watch; rather it’s gas prices and grocery bills and the like
BILL KNIGHT: Exceptional ‘everyman,’ former White Sox skipper ‘Pants’ Rowland is a Peoria legend
Former Distillers manager Rowland, who carved out career in early days of baseball, should be recognized among Peoria ‘Sports Legends’
ARTS ALERTS: Open mic plus Juneteenth Celebration at Contemporary Arts Center; blacksmithing at Wheels O’ Time and more this month
Party at Tres Rojas; Stephen Still tribute at 3300 Event Center; Nitsch Theatre Arts presents “All Shook Up;” “Forbidden Broadway” at Eastlight; Chillicothe Players perform “Shrek Jr.”