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West Peoria Township

A township in Peoria County, Illinois.

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The Community Word 13 hours ago

‘Art on the offense’ can be used to fight for your rights; it continues at the Contemporary Art Center 'I am but one — but I am one. I cannot do much, but I can do something, and all I can do, I ought to do, and by God’s grace, will do.” — John Angell James (1848) Read more →

Creatives & Arts
Ford County Chronicle September 14

GCMS cross country runners compete at First to the Finish Invitational

PEORIA – Erin McCall of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School cross country team finished 31st with a time of 19:25.8 in the girls’ Class 1A race during the First to the Finish invitational held Saturday at Detweiller Park. Brysen Butler finished 49th with a time of 16:23.1…

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The Community Word September 12

Nature Rambles: Monarchy

A lot has happened since Dr. Fred and Norah Urquhart located massive overwintering Monarch butterfly colonies in Michoacán, Mexico.. Decades of wing-tag data has led to a better understanding of the precarious nature of migration. Now overwintering populations in Mexico have…

General
The Community Word September 12

Letters: To our Honorable Congressmen

Congress has the power of the purse, Congress has the checkbook. You have taken an oath to defend the Constitution. Remember? Read more →

Government & Civic
The Community Word September 11

Labor roundup: State AFL-CIO brings back candidate endorsements

In addition to endorsing incumbent Democrats in Congress such as Eric Sorensen and Nikki Budzinski, the Illinois AFL-CIO endorsed Paul Nolley, who’s working to unseat Congressman Darin LaHood; voting rights are civil rights; cannabis workers unite Read more →

Government & Civic
The Community Word September 10

‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ rekindles past glory of Peoria music scene

Janie Grier Kelley has produced 236-page package of four booklets recounting decades of central Illinois rock ‘n’ roll, with more than 1,200 images of hundreds of artists and related people, places and things Read more →

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