A ‘small-town girl’ from McLeansboro turned teacher in Peoria leads Local 780 of the Peoria Federation of Teachers, an AFL-CIO union representing about 1,000 workers — one of area’s biggest unions
Watch for British bits ‘Best Medicine’ on Fox and ‘The Game’ on Britbox; Al Pacino in ‘Deadman’s Wire’ and Jodie Foster in ‘A Private Life’ as well as the First Lady in ‘Melania’ hit theaters; Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are in ‘The Rip’ on Netflix and ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ is on HBO Max
Arcane ‘Treatment First’ approach the Trump administration seems to reverting back to has proven to be ineffective compared to the ‘Housing First’ policies in use today
Do chain/corporate ownership makes a difference compared to regional or local ownership? Can business interests and public service be balanced? Long-time media professional/scholars discuss challenges of today’s ever-changing landscape
Busy and determined — on her terms — the diminutive dynamo from Alabama will not be dismissed. And about that red hat …
Local fundraising helping public media stop some of the initial gaps created by losing federal funds pulled by the GOP; a one-time $36.5 million commitment to public media from a group of charitable donors has created some stability. New transmittor in the works
Exhibit at Peoria Riverfront Museum kindles appreciation and an imminent sense of warmth with a wide variety of heartwarming pieces
But Cincinnati Insurance Company can amend complaint that ‘lacked specificity’ over claims filed in aftermath of what police called an embezzlement scheme in 2023
Justin Penn of the Hinshaw and Culbertson law firm due additional fees and costs stemming from his representation of former County Auditor Jessica Thomas
“Cover-Up” is about investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh, who won the Pulitzer for reporting on the My Lai massacre, and “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is on Netflix. “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” is on Apple TV+. “Percy Jackson & The Olympiads in a Sea of Monsters” is featured on Disney+, “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and Neil Diamond film “Song Sung Blue” in theaters
