Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was an author, educator and Peoria-area favorite son. In the early days of television, the El Paso, Illinois native was also a genuine star who drew top ratings…
“There are kids who live near you who will not have a Christmas because their families have no means to provide a Christmas,” Village of Minier Administrative Specialist Sasha Horner…
When the first libraries came about, texts were carved into stone tablets. In today’s Information Age, though storing printed books and documents has become a challenge for libraries….
Natasha Greene was classically trained in voice and piano long before she encountered her first drum circle but she quickly became hooked and is now beating the drum, so to speak, to…
As Thanksgiving nears, two faculty members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Historical Studies and Native American Studies, provided an opportunity to…
PEORIA City kicks off the holidays with annual parade The annual Santa Claus Parade, the longest running holiday parade in the country, steps off at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, the…
Making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving is not unusual, but making 500 in a day could raise some eyebrows. That’s what Deb Wolf of Peoria and other volunteers will be doing at the…
Queen Bee School District 16 in DuPage County continues to achieve. Nearly half of the students in the Glendale Heights school district are Hispanic and more than one-third of its students…
Notorious West Side Chicago drug ...“I know I ain’t going to be around forever. You dig what ...
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Stoneware crocks ...There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use ...
‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OnqmRXG1s The circus came to town to Rosemont in November for one ...
Man who defrauded Art Institute ...The former Chicago Art Institute payroll manager convicted of stealing more than ...
