Ensuring workers rights was a key topic April 25, when Litesa Wallace, Democratic candidate for the 17th Congressional District, visited the West Central Illinois Labor Council. In particular, it’s vital that Congress passes the PRO Act — the Protecting the…
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Moving parts for more diverse arts
by Jody Holtz of WCBU, Peoria Public Radio • • Comments Off on Moving parts for more diverse arts
Peoria is buzzing with an expansive arts community. However, many are questioning if the art that is being widely displayed, performed, published, and viewed is representative of the city’s rich diversity — or if barriers have been preventing those artists…
Labor Roundup | Peoria Campustown location becomes one of Illinois’ first unionized Starbucks
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Labor Roundup | Peoria Campustown location becomes one of Illinois’ first unionized Starbucks
The National Labor Relations Board on April 26 announced the results of Peoria’s Campustown Starbucks workers’ vote to unionize, and the results were 9-2 in favor of the union, with 1 voided ballot and no challenged ballots – one of…
Recycling 101: Make sure you are not ‘wish-cycling’ and putting proper recyclables in bins
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on Recycling 101: Make sure you are not ‘wish-cycling’ and putting proper recyclables in bins
Recycling is a great — and easy — way to help improve our planet. It feels good to “Go Green,” knowing that separating stuff from our garbage and throwing it into a bin so it can be used again instead…
Rural Prosperity Act may provide farm communities with cheaper trash collection with option to recycle
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Rural Prosperity Act may provide farm communities with cheaper trash collection with option to recycle
Tens of thousands of rural residents could benefit from new initiatives in Washington and Peoria, and improvements may start small, such as a proposal to offer waste and recycling pickup to areas not served by curbside programs. • The White…
Local cyclist gearing up to Bike for MS
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on Local cyclist gearing up to Bike for MS
Alex Lamprecht feels the need for speed with the wind in her hair. The financial advisor at Thrivent is gearing up for her seventh Bike MS ride this summer. “The gameplan is I’m going to try to do 100 miles…
Peoria up for Co-Responder Pilot Program
by Maggie Strahan of WCBU, Peoria Public Radio • • Comments Off on Peoria up for Co-Responder Pilot Program
A new bill plans to change how Peoria Police respond to behavioral crisis calls by adding mental health care workers to their emergency team. If it succeeds in Peoria, it has the possibility of becoming the standard statewide. Peoria is…
Environmental News and Notes | May 2022
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Environmental News and Notes | May 2022
ISU student recovers usable nutrients from wastewater Senior Illinois State University environmental health and sustainability major Rowan Carroll is addressing the widespread issue of nutrient pollution harming public health and aquatic life through a process she’s developed that not only…
Village people
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on Village people
It takes a village, so it’s been said, to help a community succeed, and Bernice Gordon-Young is literally using that philosophy to help meet her city’s needs. Gordon-Young started It Takes a Village of Peoria, Inc. six years ago and…
Students say ‘Yes’ to a free prom dress and so much more at ITAV giveaway
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Students say ‘Yes’ to a free prom dress and so much more at ITAV giveaway
It Takes a Village held its fourth FREE Prom Dress Giveaway on March 19. But that doesn’t come close to describing the atmosphere that president Bernice Gordon-Young and her village people provided for the hundreds of high school students who…