By: Greg Batton From time to time, I am asked if it's ok if a friend puts me down as a reference. The answer is always "yes". This happened recently and when I was contacted by the person want...

By: Greg Batton I became friends with Gary Gillis about 40 years ago. It makes me happy that over all that time we are still friends. Recently, I was a guest on Gary's podcast, "What's The Stor...

PEORIA - The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted three local offices of federal agencies: the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Trustee Program and the Federal Drug Administration. The Peoria offices are listed among 748 "lease terminations" on the DOGE website. H...

Decades before the hilariously failed "WKRP in Cincinnati" turkey drop, Peoria saw a similar promotion explode in a frenzy of howling spectators and flying feathers. And, presumably, nervous turkeys The poultry pandemonium erupted the day before Thanksgiving 1905 at Szold &...

At the Movies with Casey Foreman: "Black Bag" An underwhelming mystery that ultimately isn't worth your time. "Black Bag" is yet another installm...

At the Movies with Casey Foreman: "Captain America: Brave New World" Don't listen to the critics on this one, Captain America: Brave New World is a fun tim...