
Three of the five candidates who earned at-large spots on the Peoria City Council were elected for the first time. And three retained their seat at the half circle at City Hall. All five want to get things done for…
Willie Nelson is “on the road again,” returning to the annual Summer Camp music festival at Three Sisters Park outside Chillicothe this Memorial Day weekend. Nelson — who turned 90 on April 29 — played the popular event in 2009.…
ART • Bradley University’s Heuser Gallery has two exhibits in early May: Nichle Gronvold-Roller’s MFA show continues through May 3, and a Graphic Design Portfolio Show is scheduled for May 6. • The Contemporary Art Center has two exhibits displayed…
Thanks to Bill Rau and The Community Word for highlighting the concerns around the massive CO2 pipeline buildout planned for Illinois. These pipelines are dangerous, especially when run through densely populated areas like Peoria’s South Side where the geography ensures…
Judge Bruce Fehrenbacher on March 15 denied a motion from Peoria County filed in November to dismiss as moot a lawsuit brought Sept. 15 by Karrie Alms and County Auditor Jessica Thomas challenging the 2022 referendum abolishing the Auditor’s office.…
Almost three-fourths of UAW ballots cast OK’d T.A. with Cat. The United Auto Workers on March 13 started working under a new, six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. after a ratification vote the previous day resulted in 71.5% voting union members…
The Sierra Club, the Illinois Environmental Council, Faith in Place Action Fund and other groups are supporting an Illinois House measure to phase out single-use foam food ware on Jan. 1, 2025. Introduced Feb. 13, House Bill 2376 would amend…