Today’s history lesson: Once upon a time, Peoria found the ‘recipe for getting things done’ to ‘get the city standing tall’ Of all the redevelopment blueprints commissioned by the City
Gregory Wilson, former Peoria Public Schools Board president, says the names of schools should reflect the values of the students and teachers who learn and work within them. He wasn’t
Dr. George Zeller revolutionized mental health care there, and ‘still watches over the place.’ Most museums make it easy for visitors to drop by. But there aren’t any road signs
Lydia Moss Bradley left a local mark like arguably no other. Some 125 years since Lydia Moss Bradley established her Bradley University, the school continues to cultivate seeds of knowledge
Dirksen, Michel and LaHood showed today’s leaders the way
We go by them every day, the treasures left to us by professionals of a bygone era. Peoria has been home to many architects who left their professional mark on
Once upon a time, crossing a bridge in Peoria was a real gamble
The Young Buffalo show – featuring Annie Oakley, no less — was an Al Fresco Park staple 100 years ago
Long before the state lottery, riverboat casinos and video gaming, Peoria looked toward gambling for a financial boost. Debuting in 1895, Peoria Exposition Park touted horseracing as a benevolent
One of America’s oldest high schools continues to make its mark
Everett Dirksen delivered, and the dividends keep coming
The rain began to fall at about noon almost 95 years ago to the day — May 18, 1927. The ground was already saturated from the precipitation of the day
Central Illinois can boast key contributions to revolutionary innovations.
