Good to see plans for two new amphitheaters and our iconic Scottish Rite; congrats to Generals Hal Fritz and Dan McDonough; now sing!
Straight Talk: ’Tis the season for all to be jolly
Peoria Academy Journalism Club: College tuition — why must we pay so much?
Increase in tuition for certain majors, but not others like the new hierarchy at Illinois State University can be disruptive to the delicate balance of education
Bill Knight: Government, please get to work on a new Farm Bill now
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.
Xavier Jackson: Honest to Abe . . .
Have we deliberately chosen a dark path for our nation? Floodlights of history are shining, America. Brace yourselves
West Peoria News: Neighborhood cheer lighting up our lives
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
STAFFING INFECTIONS: Manpower shortages, fiscal woes crippling nursing homes as corporations profit
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,…
Area nursing home facilities cited for alleged violations
Illinois Department of Public Health’s 2nd Quarterly Report showed 13 facilities cited for violations, with fines totaling $143,600.
Paul Gordon: Hang on, his presidency might be OK this time around
But to boycott, or not to boycott during a second Trump term: That is a question between us Americans and his powers that be
The Watch: Peoria County reviews plans for jail improvement
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
The Watch: Dunlap 323 addresses affiliations with new training facility builders
Vantage Architectural and construction management company Estes share common ownership, so the district will have two separate contracts
The Watch: Peoria City Council gets finance report, talks tobacco shop
Revenues were slightly down, but on pace for year-end with sales tax and state income tax strong.
Arts Alerts: 22 Veteran Artist gallery at Peoria Library; Wizards of Winter and Civic Chorale playing at Five Points
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
Arts Alerts: Screens
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
Inland Art: Printing process
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…
WCBU: Civic Center reports record income
General Manager Rik Edgar says facility earned $7.3 million; and his staff is also planning for future hurdles
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Are crucial currents shutting down; is tipping point close?
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
Labor roundup: Postal Workers bargaining breaks down, union rallies
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
Nature Rambles: Looking up to the sky with an eye on the long term
The Lion’s Den: Faith and freedom our saving grace
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
Letters: Juneteenth parade is no Trump rally
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
Letters: Peoria Park District issues statement 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.