More than 200 people raised their voices under the direction of the talented Lee Wenger with wife Denise Adams at the grand piano and son Christopher on guitar. That was almost double the audience’s size last year when we resurrected the community event.
Women’s basketball coach Kate Popevic-Goss suspended; No confidence for President Standifird; still no name for Civic Center
Journal Star is in the mail? That has to be devastating to readers. Wish we all could be like Ed Parker
Another $15-$26 million going to developing Peoria’s shore. Let’s begin with some gorgeous landscaping and benches to enjoy the riverboat traffic
I hope readers of this column joined with the millions who watched across the nation the CBS-TV Saturday morning, July 15, show which featured my brother, Zack Monroe. Produced and narrated by Kris Van Cleave, the six-minute report provided details…
The noon get together could not have been scripted better by Hollywood. Zack and Merl shook hands while smiling eyeball to eyeball. They sat down and talked and talked as family members admired the budding friendship.
For some reason, Unity Point Health officials didn’t call it acquiring Methodist, Proctor and Pekin hospitals a sale, but a “strategic affiliation,” which it wasn’t and isn’t.
The heated confrontation between Peoria Rivermen fans and the Civic Center Authority Board is over — for now. A short-term, one-year lease agreement with a second year option was reached and all God’s children said “Amen.” Not everyone praised Ric…
By a whopping 70%, Peoria County voters said the office of County Auditor should be closed. Members of the County Board had overwhelmingly stated there was no need for an elected auditor. Auditor Jessica Thomas was expected to accept the…
The future of professional hockey in Peoria is being threatened by ASM Global, the people who manage the Peoria Civic Center. The ice-making equipment in the arena is 41 years old and needs to be replaced. That inevitable development was…
