East Peoria workers at the Cat plant there are building the armored bulldozers that are leveling Gaza
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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’
On Trump’s order, Congress takes back public-media funds it approved in March
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‘Particularly cruel’ cuts will not only gut newsrooms, but will put safety, especially for those living in rural communities, at risk
An open invitation to learn a lot with OLLI at Bradley
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Ice cream social Aug. 6 at BU student center, Titanic talk with Dr. Robert Ballard on Sept. 26 at RIverfront Museum two free events to promote Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Arts Alerts: ‘A Few Good Men,’ ‘Frozen the Musical,’ ‘Beetlejuice, Jr.,’ ‘Oklahoma!’ at local theaters
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Whisper and Shout: Open mic night, Country Rock Classics: A Weekend Honoring CCR and the Eagles, Garage Band Open Stage,
Wildlife Prairie Park has its ‘Wild Nights/Wildfire Concerts’ and Pour Bros.’ Courtyard Concerts continue
Labor roundup: Labor Day parade moving to West Peoria
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Carle Health announces 612 layoffs; Trump Defense Department renaming ships that recognize labor leaders; veterans group blast cuts
Big Cats on the Ledo Road
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Excerpt from ‘Tracks Across America: Caterpillar Tractors and The Growth of A Nation’ shows how Big Yellow helped build ‘the road that couldn’t be built’ during World War II