The career path of an artist is unique. They’re self-taught, supplement their practice through residencies, workshops; study under a master, learn through a university; the options are plentiful.

Community Word is published monthly by Community Word LLC. Independently owned by local investors. Brian Ludwig, Managing Editor, c/o 621 Commercial St. Suite 1A-B, Peoria, IL 61602, ...

Donald Trump is a narcissist. He cannot be shamed, he does not know right from wrong. So it is not Trump to be condemned, but whoever carries out his plans, his wishes, his self aggrandizement, his ...

People of a certain age may hear “Pleasant Valley” and think of the Monkees’ ’60s musical-comedy TV show, but Pleasant Valley School District 62 sees no laughing matter in meeting teaching obstacles ...

Articles, Columnist, News, Straight Talk Straight Talk: Too good to be true? Disappointing development from developer KDB Group by Roger Monroe • January 27, 2023 • 5 Comments ...

The First Lady was a champion for public beautification efforts in the 1960s, and her remarks at the rainy Sept. 22, 1965 dedication of the new Peoria County Courthouse indicate she was pleased by ...

Graceland Center for Purposeful Living here to help older adults "Age with Vitality." Check out the Life Together Center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays Read more → ...

A number of incidents in the local media prompts me to focus on Peoria’s broadcasting industry. Let’s start with the dismissal of WEEK TV’s talented meteorologist, Jesse Guinn. Guinn reportedly was ...

These next words will not be easy for most of you to receive. Nor are they easily delivered. I am asking you to trust the discomfort, to embrace it. It may light a path for us to yet escape … ...

When Cheryl Resnick moved to Peoria from the arid Southwest, she saw geology from the perspective of Arizona’s sweepingly dramatic landscape linked to ancient geological events and cultural heritage.

BY CLARE HOWARD Warthog Wheat stretched to the horizon and chattered in a breeze as storm clouds banked in the distance. Harold Wilken and his son Ross were anxious to get out into the field to start ...

When so many others, such as former Afghan allies, are being turned away from the U.S. as refugees even before they are given an opportunity to explain why they deserve that status, the obvious ...