Area artists Steph Van Doren and Jaci Willis’ joint exhibition through Dec. 17 at the Contemporary Art Center’s Preston Jackson Gallery features Willis’ sculptures in swirling lines of stainless steel with touches of slumped glass, and Van Doren’s paintings on…
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Briefs on journalism
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Pope Francis’ reflections on journalism Excerpt from an address to journalists delivered by Pope Francis on Nov. 11: “Journalism does not come about by choosing a profession, but by embarking on a mission, a little like a doctor who studies…
Mayor: wrong site for barge mooring
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Labor Roundup | December 2021
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Workers at G&D Integrated in Morton last month won their union election and are now represented by the Ironworkers, which praised the “G&D workers who fought tirelessly for a union, and now have a voice on the job, the right…
Real Talk | The struggles of Black police officers
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Dear Black or Brown Officer, When I was a little boy growing up in South Peoria, I spent a lot of my time dreaming and reading comic books. Being a thin and stout-statured young man, I was no stranger to…
Science Brief | Vaccine Hesitancy
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The unvaccinated may not be who we think they are, according to The New York Times. In a recent analysis, The Times reported that the United States has among the world’s highest COVID-19 deaths per capita, but vaccinations are widely…
Inland Art | Jennifer Costa
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The introduction of mass production and industrialization provided conveniences for modern society but at the cost of aesthetic negligence of manufactured objects. In the late 19th century, the Arts and Craft Movement sought design reform emphasizing knowledge of materials and…
Art Alerts | November 2021
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“Sublime Idioms,” a Masters of Fine Art exhibit by Lisa Nelson Raabe, is on display at Heuser Art Gallery (1400 West Bradley Ave, Peoria, IL 61625) in Bradley University’s Heuser Art Gallery now through Dec. 10. CINEMA Will Smith, portrays…
Labor Roundup | November 2021
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Bakery union follows Nabisco settlement with Kellogg strike. Almost 1,400 workers at four Kellogg Co. plants went on strike two weeks after settling a five-week work stoppage at Nabisco/Mondelez Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers work…
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Former Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, speaking at Riverfront Museum on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, said he was on the U.S. House intelligence committee when terrorists struck America, but neither the House nor Senate intelligence committees had…