The Jordan Peele book ‘Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror’ and documentary ‘Horror Noir: A History of Black Horror’ illustrate why the Black guy was first to die in Hollywood
New banking options may be included around site of old bank building; Christmas Tree gets lit Nov. 27
Money will benefit youth touched by domestic, sexual violence
Myriad voting concerns, disinformation are depressing election-judge numbers, according to the Peoria Election Commission
The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Peoria County does not raise property taxes; City Council has until Dec. 26
Tax records filed in May showed contributions and grants
from last year were down $303,625, expenses up $524,322
Patient Rights Advocate claims local hospitals Carle, OSF are noncompliant; price data hard to find
Bridge Center on SW Adams is a ‘financial literacy lab’ looking to be beacon of hope in community banking. It emphasizes the little things that can make a difference — encouraging prudent practices and cautioning about how mountains of debt can be created from the molehills of credit cards, money orders and payday loans.
The citizens of our nation — White and Black — seem unwilling to aspire to America’s ideals even though we all proclaim to love liberty, justice and equality. … Equal citizenship under the Constitution is a mirage that Blacks have wandered towards for generations across a desert of institutionalized persecution
In Peoria in the 1970s, a group of women artists collectively met and established the Artistudio. … These women were not only creative but were leaders in the Peoria area for many years. All of these women were career professionals who enriched our community with talents beyond simple creativity.
If we learned one thing from Jan. 6, 2021, it’s why they are not called the “Proud Men.” … I’m far less likely to be shot during a robbery or home invasion than during a heated debate over concealed carry. … If you “fact check” Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie” it comes back “Pants on fire.”
Extreme weather from summer of discontent — from climate change and Ukraine War, for example — has decimated crops worldwide
The Anointed One descended from his tower. The huddled masses saw his health, his wealth, his power. He had a glow. He had a glower. Throughout the land the people had been in a funk, they had turned to junk.…
Had I a poet’s way with words when I was 15 and had seen, she at ten, too, the new waitress, at the Candy Kitchen, I, the lone customer at the back table, a nobody but she had smiled at…
Illinois’ new law gives 640k ‘temp’ workers a raise; Google subcontractor fires most staffers for unionizing; dozens of nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association are fighting short-staffing and unsafe working conditions
“Public Good?” Farmers, environmentalists (taxpayers, perhaps?) rallying against Navigator, Wolf Carbon putting CO2 pipes into their land
Illinois still has 30 sheriffs refusing to enforce legislation signed by Gov. Pritzker banning assault weapons and the sale of high-capacity magazines.
Peoria Auditor Jessica Thomas’ lawyer Justin Penn is seeking more than $40,000 for his mounting hourly fees and reimbursement for expenses.
Attorney G. Douglas Stephens last month was certified as a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the trial-lawyers group announced. Membership in the organization is limited to attorneys who have won million…
Despite spreading rumors about candidate, malice was not proved by former candidate Richard Burns
