Peoria City Council mulls project proposals, Housing Authority takes heat over existing dwellings; plus Election, Springdale Cemetery updates.
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
Most of the commentary favored the block party and expressed concern about a proposal to move it north to Detweiller Park.
Recognized businesses in the inaugural honors included Femme Health, OSF, Hy-Vee, and Maui Jim
Transgender Americans are facing unprecedented challenges by society. The Trump administration’s stance against the community has emboldened state legislatures to vent their exclusive impulses on policy. (But) Individuals with fluid gender identities have always existed and always will
The plaques dedicated to Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Famers that honor the area’s history are gone … so there can be more ads? Surely, the great minds in our communities can do better
Beloved, stalwart official — mother, business owner, political mind, and loyal friend — Sharon Kennedy was committed to be involved in her community in any way she could; so go visit Rocky Glen Park for the Fall colors, participate in Trunk or Treat in her honor
Local documentary ‘Over A Barrel’ — about Peoria’s ‘Whiskey boom’ — on YouTube; ‘East of Eden’ on Netflix now; loose Zuckerberg flick ‘Social Reckoning,’ is in theaters. Marvel’s android Avenger stars in ‘VisionQuest’ on Disney+. ‘Once Upon A Time in Harlem’ on Apple+. ‘Musk,’ trillionaire tell-all on HBO Max.
Darin LaHood says mail-in voting won’t be disrupted and the president needs to work on affordability while Paul Nolley opposes Republican SAVE Act, wants to work on economy, immigration
“Beat the Funk 2026” benefiting Bradley University’s Department of Physical Therapy is Oct. 3 at the Premier Event Center. Peoria Players performing Dracula, Corn Stock doing Glengarry Glen Ross; rock illusionist Leon Etienne working his magic at ICC; pluss check out local music scene
‘Art on the offense’ can be used to fight for your rights; it continues at the Contemporary Art Center
‘I am but one — but I am one. I cannot do much, but I can do something, and all I can do, I ought to do, and by God’s grace, will do.” — John Angell James (1848)
A lot has happened since Dr. Fred and Norah Urquhart located massive overwintering Monarch butterfly colonies in Michoacán, Mexico.. Decades of wing-tag data has led to a better understanding of the precarious nature of migration. Now overwintering populations in Mexico have increased by more than 60 percent.
Congress has the power of the purse, Congress has the checkbook. You have taken an oath to defend the Constitution. Remember?
In addition to endorsing incumbent Democrats in Congress such as Eric Sorensen and Nikki Budzinski, the Illinois AFL-CIO endorsed Paul Nolley, who’s working to unseat Congressman Darin LaHood; voting rights are civil rights; cannabis workers unite
Janie Grier Kelley has produced 236-page package of four booklets recounting decades of central Illinois rock ‘n’ roll, with more than 1,200 images of hundreds of artists and related people, places and things
Peoria County Board addresses AI usage; Election Commission working on ballots; City Council talks Twin Towers; plus news on Housing Authority, Tri-County Planning.
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers report on local government
Dixon talks about construction of a police substation and ambulance station at Allen Road and Van Winkle Way, theft at Springdale Cemetery, and e-bikes and ATVs among other things
Four of six citizens addressing the board spoke to recent behavior; there were double typical amount of Freedom of Information Act requests; Superintendent Jerry Bell provided a financial update
