Land sold to city for $1,250,000 will be added to local land bank and could be developed into as many as 150 new homes on 70 acres.
Columns
Labor roundup: Teamsters sue after chemical attack on strikers in Peoria and New Jersey
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
During picketing by Teamsters on strike against Airgas, company employees or contractors intentionally “released unknown hazardous gases into the atmosphere which formed a dense white cloud which enveloped the area of picketing and surrounded, engulfed and blanketed the employees” in…
West Peoria News: Family fun is on the tee for the WPFD
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
Visit the brave firefighters on Sept. 21 for Family Day; plus West Peoria Golf Classic is scheduled for Oct. 4 at Madison
Straight Talk: It’s about time — no federal funding for radio, TV, groceries
by Roger Monroe • • 5 Comments
I urge the return of WCBU to Bradley, which can be use it to help promote the school far and wide with special programing. But watch out for ‘Riggenbach Village’ bringing homeless to … Expo Gardens? Putin confounds Fox
Nature Rambles: This little light of mine means many things as it shines
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
As daily sunshine decreases this summer, it signals some species — like swallows — to get started with their seasonal migrations
West Peoria News: City Hall is open for business
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
West Peoria officially ushered in a new chapter on Monday, July 21st, as the new City Hall celebrated its grand opening. The air was filled with a sense of community pride as residents explored the modern facility, a testament to…
The Lion’s Den: How long must our levee be dry?
by Daniel McCloud • • 0 Comments
Twenty years on from Hurricane Katrina, the betrayal of our most vulnerable continues today
“So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
And them good ol’ boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, “This’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die”
— American Pie (Don McLean)
Straight Talk: Embarrassing — our fair has no heart
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
No livestock, no carnival, no nothing; plus what’s next for Expo Gardens with City Council playing realtor again? And how about those Sutters
The Watch: Peoria County Board meets at the jail to discuss overdue renovations
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Fixes could cost $20M to $31M; rebuilding would be quarter billion; Election Commission talks pay raises; City Council approves licenses; plus updates from GPSD, Springdale Cemetery, Airport Authority
The Watch: Dunlap pulls off land swap for athletic facility
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
School leaders made a deal with a local farmer to gain additional ground to extend the building site. The $8.5 million center is being built on the corner of Cedar Hills Dr. and Legion Hall Road