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Twenty Something

Setting goals the SMART way

Katie Faley October 27, 2023

I love setting goals. I always look forward to New Year’s Eve. As much as I enjoy counting down the...

MIA in the pews

Katie Faley September 27, 2023

When my parents were in their 20s, if it wasn’t a bowling league night, it was their fraternal organization meeting...

Facing imposter syndrome

Katie Faley August 28, 2023

I’m going to let you all in on a little secret. I feel like a fraud. And I know I’m...

Enhance a life, be a mentor

Katie Faley August 1, 2023

I was a bookish kid. I lived inside of my mind, which was fueled by the imagination brought to me...

How to Win Adulting Points

Katie Faley June 27, 2023

The 1920s were a decade of change. Women won the right to vote, Prohibition outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol, middle...

As a new homeowner, reducing my environmental footprint

Katie Faley May 23, 2023

Have you seen those Progressive insurance commercials about young homeowners turning into their parents? It’s happening to me. As a...

A Date Night Cheat Sheet for Peoria

Anita Sharkey March 31, 2023

So, you finally shot your shot and scored a date with the person you have been crushing on forever. Or...

Downtowns, like people, have their phases

Katie Faley February 28, 2023

I’ve gone through my fair share of phases, some better than others. My Rat Pack phase in college was a...

Peoria, ‘shiny’ enough for me

Katie Faley January 30, 2023

I’m a 20-something now making a life in Peoria. A born-and-raised Peorian, I'm one of those prodigal children who returned...

New in campus fashion

Nick Vlahos January 1, 2023

In a few months, Olivia Wright is to graduate from the University of Iowa. The senior from Metamora is to...

Carry it With You

CeCe Hill November 29, 2022

I left central Illinois in a five-seat hatchback packed to the brim with everything I could carry, and a few...

Bridging the gap between ideas, action

CeCe Hill September 1, 2022

As a little girl, I dreamed of being a fashion designer. I couldn’t imagine anything more glamorous than designing my...

Teacher in middle of classroom with students at desks.

Teachers learn the fine art of balance

CeCe Hill August 1, 2022

(Left) Sydney Young, teacher at Morton High School, (Center) Katie Daniels, teacher at Pekin-preschool,(Right) Leah Daugherty, teacher at Peoria Notre Dame High...

Gen Z is More About Purpose Than Pay

CeCe Hill June 27, 2022

When I set out to write this story, I wanted to write a piece about transitioning out of formal education...

20-Something: A Love Letter to Central Illinois

CeCe Hill May 24, 2022

I have to be honest.When I graduated college in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and moved, not back to...

Woman in blue cap and gown Walking down an arched walkway

Taking the Scenic Route

CeCe Hill October 1, 2022

‘No one is coming.” That’s what an adjunct professor said to me and my peers during our first week of...

Rejecting ‘Cool’

CeCe Hill October 27, 2022

I have a confession to make. I only started drinking coffee because I thought it would make the seniors in our...