From the January 26, 1979, issue of Illinois Issues: In the mid-1960s the city of Peoria proposed to annex Richwoods Township, which consisted of roughly 10 square miles of and, much of it already developed. Opposition was bitter and was fueled by fears of school integration that might result if and when the Peoria [...]

As I reported a couple months ago, Famous Barr will be renamed Macy’s as a result of the merger between Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores. You can read all about it here.

Maybe they can start sponsoring the Santa Claus Parade and bring in some floats from New York. I want to [...]

I was so happy this morning when I woke up to news that the Peoria Public School District 150 board decided not to choose Dave Ransburg to fill Aaron Schock’s vacated seat.  Whew.  The last thing we need on the school board is a secretive, compulsive liar.   I don’t know anything about the new [...]

Wondering what I got for my birthday? Well, I’ll tell you anyway. I got David McCullough’s new book, “1776.” Looking forward to reading that. I read his biography of John Adams and it was most enjoyable presidential biography I’ve ever read. You really felt like you knew the man after you finished reading it. [...]

Yep, today’s my birthday.  I’ve stopped keeping track of how old I am, but I still enjoy getting presents.  Tonight our family will be eating dinner with my parents (lasagna!), having cake and ice cream, and just generally having a good time.   It’s cooler outside, so Jackie can ride her bike again, finally.  She’s [...]

On Sunday, Steve Tarter’s column was pretty weak.  It started out promising — talking about how digital television channel numbers are different from the analog numbers we’ve become accustomed to, and even mentioning Jeff Melbourne’s blog (way to go Jeff!).  Jeff had asked in his blog if TV stations will have to change how [...]