Early voting for March 17 primary begins Feb. 5; requests for vote by mail for the primary open Feb. 2
Columns
The Watch: City Council slices and dices through budget motions
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: City Council slices and dices through budget motions
City makes arrangements with IDOT for snow plowing; accepts a grant for $2 million to construct the new Salvation Army men’s shelter
Inland Art: Photo Portfolio
by John Heintzman • • Comments Off on Inland Art: Photo Portfolio
(P26) opens in January at Peoria Art Guild with some of its favorite photographs from around the world with a special side collection from photographers
Nature Rambles: Rough legs of tundra pays visit
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Rough legs of tundra pays visit
The Watch: Civic Center reveals $8M in revenue; Dunlap 323 dealing with $3M shortfall
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: Civic Center reveals $8M in revenue; Dunlap 323 dealing with $3M shortfall
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings. Here is its December report
Straight Talk: Sale to the city sad end to legacy of Expo Gardens
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Sale to the city sad end to legacy of Expo Gardens
Buyer beware, and watch what they do with the property; a correct chronicle of sale of radio station WOAM and its sister FM stations to Spoon River Media; and let’s give thanks
West Peoria News: Stay safe on streets this holiday season
by April Silver • • Comments Off on West Peoria News: Stay safe on streets this holiday season
Resurfacing of Farmington Road is currently underway. This significant project focuses on the busy stretch of road between Kickapoo Creek and Main Street. Watch for road workers as you check out the festivities in our community
Labor roundup: Museum staff, doctors unionize
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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
Nature Rambles: Slow-moving story of steadfast prairie
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Slow-moving story of steadfast prairie
By mid-November, it has surrendered its surface life. The goldenrods are gone, the asters spent, the monarchs long departed. But beneath mat of grasses lies a dense web of roots and fungi, holding the soil together and storing life for spring.
The Lion’s Den: Remember Catto! Surprised, but not surprised in Philly
by Daniel McCloud • • Comments Off on The Lion’s Den: Remember Catto! Surprised, but not surprised in Philly
Our bus tour guide ignored the statue of him, but Octavius Catto deserves spot among greats of Philadelphia in American history like William Penn or Benjamin Franklin