“Jonathan Ross was a year ahead of me at Richwoods. His brother, Ben, was in my Class of 2002. The brothers lived with their father, Ed, just down the street from my childhood home on the north side of Peoria.”
Just 22 hours after U.S. military ‘arrests’ president, protesters hit the corner of Main and University
Contemporary Art Center celebrating the beloved life of the late local genius — and avid fisherman
Why do I Ramble? A giant reason is because of local pioneers of nature, like this true ‘old-school’ naturalist — ornithologist, archaeologist, entomologist, and even an oologist from Stark County and its Wady Petra
“I stumbled on this photograph,
it kind of made me laugh
It took me way back,
back down memory lane”
— Memory Lane, Minnie Ripperton
A ‘small-town girl’ from McLeansboro turned teacher in Peoria leads Local 780 of the Peoria Federation of Teachers, an AFL-CIO union representing about 1,000 workers — one of area’s biggest unions
Painters pledge $20,000 to Foster Village Peoria; Labor Council of West Central Illinois volunteers pack gift bags for kids; House backs collective bargaining despite LaHood no vote;
Deepavali (Diwali) inspires the generosity of our true selves to shine and share around world: For Sewa lDiwali, friends of the Peoria Hindu community
collected and donated the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of food to Center for Prevention of Abuse, Neighborhood House, Trewyn School, and Peoria Grown market.
After redcoing St. Mary’s Cemetery gates, improving the city’s sidewalks and resurfacing Farmington Road, up next on the IDOT calendar.: Harmon Highway closed most of the year as it repairs the Kickapoo Creek bridge
City Council addresses nuisance gatherings, short-term rentals; Airport Authority talks safety; Dunlap 323 super to retire
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
