City Council moves on plans for Expo Gardens, amphitheater; Park District constructing ice rink at Luthy Botanical; plus updates from Election Commission, Airport Authority, Sanitary District, Tri-County Planning, school boards
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
The board approved exploring additional programming options, including mini-grants for the “hidden hungry,” specifically targeting working households with children.
Culinary Arts students place first at Illinois ProStart Invitational in Chicago for 10th straight year
USDA policy should not be manna for evangelicals, but federal employees, including one from the Ag Lab in Peoria, are suing Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for promoting her religion in official documents
These three masterpieces of modern literature — Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, George Orwell’s 1984, Williams Golding’s Lord of the Flies — are worth another read for us ‘civilized,’ otherwise 2 + 2 is going to equal 5
State reps Carol Ammons and senators Graciela Guzmán, and Dave Koehler: Tax wealth and corporate profits fairly. Medicaid, food assistance, education, other services are hit hard by federal cuts
Celebrate venerable Airman’s 40 years of military service like it’s Fourth of July, but too bad Peoria didn’t plan for a big parade followed by Red, White and Boom.
Founding Fathers channeled Montesquieu when they included separation of powers and checks and balances into U.S. Constitution
Fourth of July Parade cornerstone of our expanding community. Don’t forget Farmer’s Market and Food Trucks every Wednesday at Franciscan Center
Pope Leo, and lawmakers like state congresswoman Jehan Gordon-Booth sounding alarm on artificial intelligence before it’s too late
The government’s case against automatic birthright citizenship stems from a narrow interpretation a Supreme Court case that militates against the inclusiveness that is supposed to be a hallmark of our values. Just as important is the chaos that would be unleashed by a decision supporting the administration.
Preston Jackson sculpture at Bradley Park illustrates striking natural history of our land
Felony case for Thom A. Smith, who was a former Navy counsel, filed in Veterans Court
U.S. increasingly losing GRASP of religious aspect. Explicit disrespect — like the makeup of MAGA’s Religious Liberty Commission — of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …” goes beyond attacks on Muslims and the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.
It’s bad enough Trump sued the same government he’s leading, and it’s worse that the government he leads has settled that suit. So this Anti-Weaponization Fund for Jan. 6 insurrectonists is absolutely shameless
Relentless attacks by Israeli military on civilian communities in South Lebanon have caused inexplicable death, devastating destruction
Supreme Court seems to be questioning whether monumental Voting Rights Act still necessary
