A Publication of WTVP

August 2022

Young Child at School desk working on School Work

Cover Story

August 2022

Summer Vacation Shrinks in Peoria Public Schools

Lisa Coon

New school calendar meets with mixed opinions

Digital Edition

Spotlights

A group of people in Red aprons|Dr. Kiran Velpula is sworn in at Peoria City Hall|Men holding a large check for St Jude|Women shopping in food market

Peoria is home sweet home for many Indian-Americans

Mike Bailey

Illustration of Students climbing oversized school books

Local colleges, universities confront enrollment declines

Phil Luciano

A Woman sitting in a rocking chair holding a children's picture book

‘There are always going to be teen pregnancies’

Linda Smith Brown

Artist rendering of Proposed upgrades to Peoria Stadium

Peoria Stadium 2.0

Nick Vlahos

A man standing in front of a mural of Morton, Illinois.

Pumpkin Powered

Scott Fishel

Music rules in Morton

Lisa Coon

Working shaking hands at a construction site.

Find a career, earn while you learn, avoid debt

Amy Talcott

Turning donations into help for others

Craig W. Armstrong

Secrets just beneath the soil

Mike Bailey

Features

So Far, So Good for Central Illinois Farmers

Patrick Kirchhofer

Graphic of stork flying with a bag of food over a farm

Educating city kids about where their food comes from

By Rob Sharkey

Shot from above the dinning room of "Connected" with store front facades and an air plane hanging from the ceiling

Say a Little Prayer … and Pass the Pasta

Mike Bailey

A cocktail glass with a peach wedge in front of various bottles of alcohol

Hours of Peaches

Dustin Crawford

Black and white photo of a football game

Peoria Stadium has a rich – and racing – history

Phil Luciano

Original front entrance of Peoria High School

Historic Peoria High, still making history

Steve Tarter

Teacher in middle of classroom with students at desks.

Teachers learn the fine art of balance

CeCe Hill

Cartoon of a man with a whip and chair taming dollar sign monsters

An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown

Mike Bailey

A man in a comic store holding action figures

Peoria’s comic book king adjusts with the times

Steve Tarter

Man holding a guitar on stage with drums in background.

The Reinvention Tour

By Kirk Wessler

‘Bugs for Breakfast’

Laurie Pillman

People, Places & Parties

Peoria Magazine

Commentary

The sky is the limit at Peoria Public Schools

Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat

Common Traits Among Highly Successful People

Dee Brown

Illustration of a woman with arms stretched out, her shadow is of a bird.

A few laws to live – and lead – by

Amy Burkett

Toon Town | August 2022

Dan Ackley

man with white hair smiling in industrial kitchen

His fountain of youth? A boiling pot of spaghetti

Phil Luciano

Lessons to Spare, and Share

Mike Bailey

August 2022

Summer Vacation Shrinks in Peoria Public Schools

Digital Edition

Spotlights

Peoria is home sweet home for many Indian-Americans

Local colleges, universities confront enrollment declines

‘There are always going to be teen pregnancies’

Peoria Stadium 2.0

Pumpkin Powered

Music rules in Morton

Find a career, earn while you learn, avoid debt

Turning donations into help for others

Secrets just beneath the soil

Features

So Far, So Good for Central Illinois Farmers

Educating city kids about where their food comes from

Say a Little Prayer … and Pass the Pasta

Hours of Peaches

Peoria Stadium has a rich – and racing – history

Historic Peoria High, still making history

Teachers learn the fine art of balance

An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown

Peoria’s comic book king adjusts with the times

The Reinvention Tour

‘Bugs for Breakfast’

People, Places & Parties

Commentary

The sky is the limit at Peoria Public Schools

Common Traits Among Highly Successful People

A few laws to live – and lead – by

Toon Town | August 2022

His fountain of youth? A boiling pot of spaghetti

Lessons to Spare, and Share

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