TRUST Act limits local involvement in immigration; state vax guidelines now differ from the new federal ones; Airport Authority reports that the TSA has started a $45 charge for those without a REAL ID or accepted papers or ID; plus reports from Dunlap Dist. 323 and GPSD
West Side St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7. It will stage at the corner of Park Road and Farmington, heading west and ending at Raber’s Packing Company. And get ready for Community Garage Sales, coinciding with the sales on Moss Avenue and Madison Manor.
Defendent Linda McLaughlin’s lawyer claims that amended fraud case in relation to financial scandal does not apply to her
About 35,000 ballots were set to be mailed after issue with Republican gubernatorial candidate resolved
County Board approves new solar energy installation at Hollis and expansion at Princeville; plus Four Creeks Wind Project addressed. Dunlap District 323, GPSC saving with solar
“New Dimensions” by Alan Atkins is at the Follow Your Arts Gallery; Penn & Teller’s Wes Barker will be at Jukebox Comedy Club; “Sangan: A Confluence of Indian Classical Dance and Rhythm” at ICC; Nathan Taylor Band playing at the Peoria Public Library’s North Branch; Symphonic Band/Winds at Dingeldine Music Center; Joe Stamm Band at Crusen’s on Farmington; John Miller & the Romaniacs at Trailside; Prairie Wind Ensemble and Heartland Festival Orchestra performing “French Impressions” at Five Points Washington; Peoria Players Theatre presents “Bright Star,” Corn Stock Theatre will stage “Night, Mother”
Read about Young Sherlock and Scarpetta on Amazon Prime; The Bride! The Ordinary Thing and Project Hail Mary in theaters; War Machine on Netflix; The Count of Monte Cristo on PBS, The Faithful on Fox; Imperfect Women on Apple+
City of Pekin schedules town hall for March 24 to discuss a proposed site on 321 acres on Lutticken Farm property on the north side of Pekin, near McNaughton Park; state also logging on into complex issue
Peoria Stadium will again be the site on March 28 of local rally that is in sync with national movement protesting the controversial actions of Trump administration and federal government
Indie rocker Emily How has appeared on ‘The Voice’ and fronts a band with an album out last June. The Peoria musician’s career is taking off
Grammy Award-winner John Orfe will play at my brother’s memorial, date to be determined; East Peoria wins battle with Boyd Gaming; and gradual demise of WOAM, once known as WXCL, is personally painful, even moreso is the latest gruesome case of infant abuse
U.N. climate conference set the stage to protect wetlands; U.S. energy markets more diverse; China’s carbon emissions plateau; butTrump administration seeks a 55% cut to the federal EPA for Fiscal Year 2026
Int’l labor condemns attack on Venezuela; state fed backing Budzinski and Nolley; NLRB suing states that protect workers; construction unions rallying against Trump’s attacks on wind.
With health care and prices still too high, it’s hard for Moms out there to approve how the president is governing. Mom gets pretty disgusted by some of what she sees on television these days.
It will be years and years before oil from Venezuela’s refineries will flow into American drivers’ gas tanks as the world moves forward on electric vehicles
It’s crucial to understand the concepts while discussing the Israeli occupation of Palestine from past to present
