Peoria Police investigation into WTVP-TV Channel 47 found probable cause to charge late CEO; Public Broadcasting audit still pending
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Official concerns with WTVP investigation
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Official concerns with WTVP investigation
The Peoria Police investigation into WTVP-TV Channel 47 found four areas of concern: unauthorized allocation of funds, credit cards, questionable reimbursements, luxury items
The Watch: Peoria County insists on new landfill; Salvation Army gets grant
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: Peoria County insists on new landfill; Salvation Army gets grant
Does new Dunlap High School facility need a pool? Sanitary District sees increase in past due bills; League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
LABOR! Caterpillar plant in Mexico draws complaint
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WIU lays off about 1/4 of unionized faculty; AFL-CIO president slams GOP anti-worker ticket; U of I nurses vote to strike; Deere layoffs ‘kill good American jobs’
Prison state: $900M locked up in Illinois
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Judge rules Stateville inmates must be moved despite plans to rebuild prison as well as Logan; but some of those inmates have better ideas for what to do with the money
Labor roundup: Area loses ‘Lion of Labor’
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Steamfitter Local 353’s Larry Dawson was 81; strikers settle with Illinois American Water; AFL-CIO endorses Harris for president
WCBU: No new landfill for another 15 years? County doesn’t think so
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Despite contract to build Landfill #3, GFL pivots to using transfer station in Hopedale
ARTS ALERTS: Meanwhile, why can’t we see these films?
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Controversial ‘The Apprentice’ about Donald Trump and Roy Cohn; “Green Border” on the crisis of immigrating refugees; and “The Smell of Money” about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in North Carolina are being held from theaters
Waiting on audit, WTVP may train to reach viewers
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Waiting on audit, WTVP may train to reach viewers
Public TV station looking to find its niche in streaming services
The Watch: American Rescue Plan funds, racial justice are on the dockets
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: American Rescue Plan funds, racial justice are on the dockets
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.