Federal agents are prioritizing large cities, but have also made arrests at courthouses and factories in Champaign and Bloomington
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Bill Knight: Interning? Follow Big Yellow Brick Road
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Caterpillar actually pays for its internships, which bucks the national trend that has discriminated against young college kids for decades
Sky Art announces winning artists for 2025
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Jaton Sales (“Reflected in Youth”) and Jack Couri (“Jungle Dusk”) will have their artwork transformed into vinyl wraps displayed on the brick walls of the Skylight Lobby at the Peoria Civic Center
Aug. 22 court date for insurer’s lawsuit over WTVP scandal
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Former exec Linda McLaughlin, who is accused of financial malfeasants that was discovered in 2023, seeks to dismiss case
Black Panther plaque puts Peoria on map
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Late Mark Clark, who helped start a local chapter and a free breakfast program in Peoria, honored at Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
Screens: Check out what you can see by pointing and clicking this month
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‘Human Footprint’ series will address the notion of ‘The Enemy of My Enemy …,’ on PBS; ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ anime manga series and ‘The Gringo Hunters’ are on Netflix; ‘Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story’ is a documentary about the iconic 1975 Spielberg film on National Geographic; ‘Washington Black’ tracks adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black on a Barbados plantation on Hulu
Be calm: Paint cows
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Need a break from current events? Enjoy the playful ‘Cows in the Gallery’ this month at the Peoria Art Guild
Bill Knight: Will public media go dark and silent?
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President Trump’s executive orders, cuts in GOP’s big bill are the ‘most serious threat ever faced by public broadcasting.’ So what will that mean to local agencies WCBU and WTVP, which rely on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
Bill Knight: Empathy can be our specialty
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DO UNTO OTHERS: ‘Active empathy is life-changing, not only for the people with whom you interact, but for you.’ Its powers protect people, society, and democracy
