AFSCME representing workers at Chicago museums, including the Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute of and Adler Planetarium; judge reverses Voice of America layoffs
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Op-Ed: Peoria For Palestine asks what are you willing to do?
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Local human rights activists have organized peaceful agitations on city streets and at City Hall to stand in support of Gaza, against Israeli occupation and to remind everyone in central Illinois about the direct role they play in the occupation of Palestine through Caterpillar.
Arts Alerts: Check out what’s going on in central Illinois
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Combined Reception featuring Chicago Modern Quilt Guild and local creators presenting a fashion show: “Take the Shirt Off My Back” exhibit at Contemporary Art Center; New “Marty Monologues” is Nov. 8 at Kenny’s Westside Pub, jazz at Life Together Center and Trailside Event Center, “Annie” and “Every Christmas Story Ever Told” and “Plaid Tidings” in local theaters, and Peoria Bookfest
The Watch: AMT, Criminal Justice Authority stepping up for first responders
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City Council renews a five-year franchise agreement with Advanced Medical Transport and accepts a grant for $2,876,250 from Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Arts Alerts: Wine & Cheese under the stars at Riverfront Museum; Opera Illinois League presents “Musica Che Amiamo: Mostly Mozart Dinner Show;
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Peoria Public Library has dozens of events tied to “Peoria Reads” and “Arsenic & Old Lace” and “Rent” and “Alice in Wonderland: Reimagined” at local theaters
Op-Ed: Caterpillar Inc. is complicit in the destruction in Israel
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East Peoria workers at the Cat plant there are building the armored bulldozers that are leveling Gaza
Five reasons policymakers should prioritize disaster resilience
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Arts Alerts: Spook Hollow & Smash Sisters playing Expo; ‘Guys and Dolls’ and ‘Memphis’ on stage
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Wildfire Concerts/Wild Nights at Wildlife Prairie Park; Hudson Westbrook at the Landing; Highway J plays Mackinaw Valley; Cousin Eddie Live at the Five Spot; Country Gospelfest is at Five Points Washington; Thaddeus Tukes Band at Trailside.
Detained, and then disappeared; a ProPublica investigation
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Most of 230 immigrants deported to El Salvador ‘followed the U.S. rules’ so President Trump rewrote them
WCBU: ‘Now we have clarity’
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Public media around area look to chart a new path after federal funding cuts become reality of Rescission Bill; LaHood voted for cuts, but notes they are not for 2025; Sorenson: ‘Outrageous’