Most Reverend Alphonso Lyons, Jr. There are very few of us left who started this journey with the Most Reverend Alphonso Lyons, Jr. from the very beginning ... of which I am one. I remember I couldn’t wait to leave school one day back in the ‘70s so that I could go and cast my … Continue reading Ode To My Pastor By Lynnette Lee

Jean and Sam Polk While visiting my family in Chicago a few years ago, Mr. Sam Polk took it upon himself to be his own self-tour guide in the Hyde Park community. The area is famous for where President  Barack Obama's young family lived with his wife, native Chicagoan Atty. Michelle Obama and their two daughters. … Continue reading Principles of life from Sam Polk By Cassiette West-Williams

Former Peoria business owner Nathaniel Randle passed away October 6, 2021, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. The 87-year-old Randle was a co-owner of N &R Supreme Beauty Salon & Supply House currently located at 609 S. Western Avenue in Peoria. What started as a beauty salon in the basement of his Butler Street home … Continue reading Successful Peoria Business Owner Nate Randle Passed Away By Denise Jackson, 1st District Council Member

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Sybrina Fulton Public Employees for Community Concerns has chosen Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, to give the keynote address at the January 17, 2022, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon.  The luncheon takes place at the Peoria Civic Center with the doors opening at 11 a.m., and the luncheon beginning at Noon.  Tickets … Continue reading Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, to speak at 30th Annual 2022MLK Luncheon

Dr. Laurie Shanderson, Ph.D. Dr. Laurie Shanderson, Ph.D. was named the new Chancellor at Methodist College in August. Dr. Shanderson comes to Central Illinois with more than 20 years of higher education experience, most recently as Founding Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Northcentral University, a private online university headquartered in San Diego, … Continue reading Dr. Laurie Shanderson, Ph.D. named new Chancellor By Methodist College Board of Directors

Dr. James B. Stafford, Jr., retired optometrist, became a centenarian on September 16, this year. Dr. James B. Stafford He and his wife Evelyn have been married for 77 years! She is also a centenarian, They broke racial barriers of segregation and discrimination to make a better life for their children and others: he started … Continue reading Dr. James B. Stafford turns 100 By Lorene J King