The bill’s temporary extension expired Sept. 30; its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ends Dec. 20. (Merry Christmas!); if nothing’s done, U.S. agriculture will revert to a pricing model from before the first Farm Bill, in 1933.
Have we deliberately chosen a dark path for our nation? Floodlights of history are shining, America. Brace yourselves
Check out the Christmas Tree at City Hall and look for Boy Scouts Troop 11 as they carol through the city streets Dec. 16th and 18th, weather permitting
For months, greater Peoria has seen headlines about Petersen Health Care, 830 W. Trailcreek Dr. in Peoria, which has faced foreclosures and bankruptcy due to hundreds of millions of dollars of unpaid debt. Petersen’s holdings include nursing homes in Iowa,…
Illinois Department of Public Health’s 2nd Quarterly Report showed 13 facilities cited for violations, with fines totaling $143,600.
But to boycott, or not to boycott during a second Trump term: That is a question between us Americans and his powers that be
Options range from complete rebuild to upgrades/maintenance; City Council authorizes deal with GFL to build Landfill #3; Sanitary District reviewing treatment facility business; plus updates on ICC, Dunlap Dist. 323, Springdale Cemetery
Vantage Architectural and construction management company Estes share common ownership, so the district will have two separate contracts
Revenues were slightly down, but on pace for year-end with sales tax and state income tax strong.
Peoria Ballet’s “Nutcracker” returns to Civic Center Theater; Community Children’s Theatre presents “Anastasia” at Peoria Players; and Peoria Historical Society will host open-house tours of the John C. Flanagan house and Pettengill Morron house; plus watch Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase
Check out what’s streaming and being broadcast on your screens, like “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” on Disney+, a look a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes on PBS, and Lion King prequel “Mufasa” and Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” in theaters. Read all about it
For the month of November, the Peoria Art Guild will be presenting an exhibition “Portfolio 24” in the Project Space Gallery. This project resulted in a collection of prints by local artists demonstrating the unique beauty of relief printmaking. A…
General Manager Rik Edgar says facility earned $7.3 million; and his staff is also planning for future hurdles
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current helps regulate global temperatures; ice melt from ice sheets and decreases in salinity could create problems over course of decades, not centuries
Strike at Molson-Coors in Milwaukee; Teamsters split on non-endorsement of presidential candidates; Service Employees reach deal at University of Illinois; Shedd Aquarium workers unionize
As the newly freed became more comfortable with their newfound religious freedoms, they took ownership of how they worshiped. Ministers and preachers began a new form of religious oration that included the familiar call and response that was often found in spirituals and songs and the ‘Ring Shouts,’ which originated in West Africa
While it’s true the NAACP is political, we are nonpartisan, and we are certainly not a political party. The Park District should apologize to NAACP
It was not the intent of the District or any of its representatives to in any way assert that the NAACP is a political party. Further, the commentary was not meant to suggest that Juneteenth is a political event.
Singing is a simple, joyful activity, opening people to one another at various levels in a natural, easy way. The shortest distance between two people is a song!
Construction of new landfill delayed to no later than 2035, disposal company to build transfer station by March, 2026; plus updates on City Council, County Board, Springdale Cemetery and Dunlap School District 323
