« Previous Jul 2022Next »Digital Edition Archives A Pearl of a PersonLegendBy Mike Bailey Manning the Point, from Basketball Floor to NCAA Big TimeLegendBy Kirk WesslerPhotos by Ron JohnsonDeveloping ‘leaders of tomorrow, champions in life’ makes Chris Reynolds a local legend The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its PartsLegendBy Lisa CoonPhotos by Ron JohnsonDoug and Vicky Stewart have blessed central Illinois individually and as a couple ‘Children Deserve the Best’LegendBy Lisa CoonPhotos by Ron JohnsonAnd that’s what Steve Thompson at Easterseals has been providing for four decades From Anonymous Administrator to Media CelebrityLegendBy Phil LucianoPhotos by Ron JohnsonMonica Hendrickson became a calm and reassuring voice during COVID Illuminating Our Legends, as They Lift Us All Letter from the Editor An Eye on Peoria Spotlight By Amy Talcott Illinois Eye Center has soared under Dr. Thomas Wyman Peoria, ‘The Place to Go’ for Motorcycle Racing By Nick Vlahos Photos by Ron Johnson Peoria Motorcycle Club, Grand National TT race, approaching big anniversaries Perfectly Princeton Community Spotlight By Scott Fishel Photos by Ron Johnson Historic preservation is front and center in a town with its eyes on the future Surpassing 100 and Still Going Strong Spotlight By Monica Vest Wheeler Photos by Ron Johnson Local social clubs celebrate major anniversaries Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide Seed and Soil By Rob Sharkey City dwellers need to know where their food originates, and farmers need to get beyond their fencerows ECON Corner: An Interview with Dr. Joshua Lewer Interview by Mike Bailey Chairman of the Department of Economics and McCord Professor of Executive Management Development Enjoy the Journey Guest Commentary By Amy Burkett “Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip.” JOHN C. MAXWELL Gen Z is More About Purpose Than Pay Twenty Something By CeCe Hill Photos by Ron Johnson But they won’t stick around if there’s no return on their investments How To Find Opportunities In Unusual Times Guest Commentary By Dee Brown LaGondola Dish and Drink By Steve Tarter Photos by Ron Johnson Restaurant chain celebrates 40th anniversary. A businessman’s businessman, owner Dick LaHood never took a break from starting new ventures Political Clout Gave Peoria Its Ag Lab Peoria Retro By Chris Kaergard Everett Dirksen delivered, and the dividends keep coming More Business articles from the Peoria Magazine Archive >>> A Bar Like No Other Dish and Drink By Phil Luciano Photos by Ron Johnson Psycho Silo Saloon borders on indescribable … and irresistible Beer, Whiskey, Community Dish and Drink By Phil Luciano Photos by Ron Johnson Princeton’s Barrel Society has it all, plus vintage music, movies and a colorful character behind the bar Neighborhood Café Has Just the Right Touch Playing in Peoria By Kirk Wessler Photos by Ron Johnson West Peoria’s Touch of Grey caters to kids, canines, grandmas On ‘Controversial’ Books Word Count By Jennifer Davis Where the Peoria Public Library stands ‘Hey Chap! How’s it going?’ One Last Thing By Phil Luciano Creation of chaplain position at Peoria Police Department is helping to bridge gap between the blue, community More Community articles from the Peoria Magazine Archive >>> Cocktail Class - The Honorable Mr. Basile Dish and Drink Welcome back to Mixology 101 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for… Mom and Pop By Bob Grimson Photos by Ron Johnson …Uncle Bob’s Eureka-based, now ubiquitous ice cream People, Places & Parties - July 2022 More Lifestyle articles from the Peoria Magazine Archive >>> Famed Sportswriter Tries Hand at Poetry Word Count By Phil Luciano Peoria native Rick Telander turns ‘fever dream’ into “Sweet Dreams’" Healing With Words Word Count By Laurie Pillman Local book signing event connects authors, readers and survivors Toon Town By Dan Ackley More Art articles from the Peoria Magazine Archive >>>
Peoria, ‘The Place to Go’ for Motorcycle Racing By Nick Vlahos Photos by Ron Johnson Peoria Motorcycle Club, Grand National TT race, approaching big anniversaries
Perfectly Princeton Community Spotlight By Scott Fishel Photos by Ron Johnson Historic preservation is front and center in a town with its eyes on the future
Surpassing 100 and Still Going Strong Spotlight By Monica Vest Wheeler Photos by Ron Johnson Local social clubs celebrate major anniversaries
Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide Seed and Soil By Rob Sharkey City dwellers need to know where their food originates, and farmers need to get beyond their fencerows
ECON Corner: An Interview with Dr. Joshua Lewer Interview by Mike Bailey Chairman of the Department of Economics and McCord Professor of Executive Management Development
Enjoy the Journey Guest Commentary By Amy Burkett “Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip.” JOHN C. MAXWELL
Gen Z is More About Purpose Than Pay Twenty Something By CeCe Hill Photos by Ron Johnson But they won’t stick around if there’s no return on their investments
LaGondola Dish and Drink By Steve Tarter Photos by Ron Johnson Restaurant chain celebrates 40th anniversary. A businessman’s businessman, owner Dick LaHood never took a break from starting new ventures
Political Clout Gave Peoria Its Ag Lab Peoria Retro By Chris Kaergard Everett Dirksen delivered, and the dividends keep coming
A Bar Like No Other Dish and Drink By Phil Luciano Photos by Ron Johnson Psycho Silo Saloon borders on indescribable … and irresistible
Beer, Whiskey, Community Dish and Drink By Phil Luciano Photos by Ron Johnson Princeton’s Barrel Society has it all, plus vintage music, movies and a colorful character behind the bar
Neighborhood Café Has Just the Right Touch Playing in Peoria By Kirk Wessler Photos by Ron Johnson West Peoria’s Touch of Grey caters to kids, canines, grandmas
‘Hey Chap! How’s it going?’ One Last Thing By Phil Luciano Creation of chaplain position at Peoria Police Department is helping to bridge gap between the blue, community
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for… Mom and Pop By Bob Grimson Photos by Ron Johnson …Uncle Bob’s Eureka-based, now ubiquitous ice cream
Famed Sportswriter Tries Hand at Poetry Word Count By Phil Luciano Peoria native Rick Telander turns ‘fever dream’ into “Sweet Dreams’"
Healing With Words Word Count By Laurie Pillman Local book signing event connects authors, readers and survivors
