A group of Bradley University public relations students recently won the prestigious Ebeling PR-ize™ for their “How Can I Help My Neighbor?” project.
L-R, top: Ebenezer Bassett, Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, Edward Dudley, Jesse D. Locker, Ralph Bunche. Bottom: Edith Sampson, Andrew Young, Susan Rice, Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Stained glass windows at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
The Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea, 1776, depicts the first major encounter of Washington’s Continental Army after the Declaration of Independence.
In January 1900, Life magazine asked its readers for “a statement of facts which prove that any particular city is the meanest one in the country." In July it announced the winner: Peoria, Illinois.
The Greenhut mansion and other whiskey baron homes still stand as a reminder of the wealth that flowed into Peoria during the years of the Whiskey Trust. The “W” on the chimney recalls Mrs. Greenhut’s brother’s family, the Wolfners, who converted the home into apartments circa 1916.
Graduating Richwoods High School senior and Giving Voice contributor Adeline Ferolo at the Scottish Rite Theatre. Photo by David Vernon
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The new sculpture garden at Donovan Park takes shape this summer.
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The most historic image of the settlement of Peoria was drawn by John Roberts in 1831, showing 16 log cabins and the burned remains of Fort Clark. This colored reproduction of the Roberts lithograph was produced by Charles Overall.
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"Woodside" Residence of John L. Griswold, Moss Street, Peoria, Illinois.
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