There are more than 30 cases filed by state attorneys general, cities, counties and tribal nations against companies including Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell. Many show oil companies’ own research projecting the dangers of climate change decades ago, after which the industry denied the threat and attacked scientific consensus about the crisis
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Labor roundup: Starbucks in Pekin unionizes
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Legislators move to make union dues deductible in Illinois; report shows 344 workers died per day in 2022
WCBU: Planned Parenthood in Peoria reopening
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Everything in clinic is ‘brand new’ more than year after facility was firebombed
Labor roundup: Machinists seeking seat at Boeing’s board table
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Illinois improving protections for child labor; companies must disclose employee benefits
Environmental news & notes
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States scrambling to protect wetlands; enormous health risks at factory farms; renewing flood insurance new dilemma
Straight Talk: What is this world babbling about?
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As tensions increase and the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists expands, a small band of international leaders are wasting city and county officials’ time; Do we need a new Park Board? Care at Pekin Hospital excellent
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Remember Aaron Bushnell and his sacrifice for justice, freedom
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A tribute by IMAM MAZHAR MAHMOOD & LAWRENCE MAUSHARD In the annals of history, there are names that etch themselves into eternity, leaving an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of humanity. Aaron Bushnell is one such name. With the…
Peoria Reads: A personal invitation
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Peoria Public Library is encouraging everybody to read “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard” by Douglas W. Tallamy in conjunction with Library Week
Labor roundup: Chicago Tribune newsies strike for a day; Senators tell Rivian neutrality ‘bare minimum’
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“Our anger today is about to boil over,” said Tribune reporter Ray Long. “If you refuse to bargain in good faith from this day forward, you will see our wrath and you will wish this day had never come.”