Steve Tarter
CorrespondentSteve Tarter retired from the Peoria Journal Star in 2019 after spending 20 years at the paper as both reporter and business editor.
He joined WCBU in 2020 shortly before the pandemic hit. Tarter, married with four adult children, enjoys old movies, especially film noir. The former president of the Apollo Theater in Peoria loves those old black-and-white crime movies so much he hosts a free annual film noir series at the Peoria Public Library every spring. He also continues to host a weekly podcast, Tarter Source, started at the Journal Star several years ago, with a spotlight on Peoria-area personalities.
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Sheila Quirk-Bailey has seen plenty of change in the five years she’s served as president of Illinois Central College — and that’s fine with her. -
After Charles Titus retired from his position as a history professor at Eastern Illinois University several years ago, he had the time to visit 20 distinct historic attractions across the state.
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While the nation’s hotel industry suffered during the pandemic, a young entrepreneur from Seattle was launching her own Airbnb operation in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Marty Mitchell is literally turning trash into treasure with his art while producing lamps fashioned from old fire extinguishers.
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There was a shortage of truck drivers in this country before the pandemic. Now that shortage is critical.
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With the passing of another Earth Day this month, the number of homes participating in Peoria’s recycling program remains under 40 percent.
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You may not see a lot of them on the road in central Illinois but electric vehicles are coming.“It’s a matter of technology,” said Brett Bergman, business…
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While car companies spend billions getting electric cars ready for the road, there’s another vehicle expected to go electric sometime in the future: the…
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Small towns across the country looking to brand their community have learned the importance of recalling hometown heroes.In Illinois, Eureka celebrates…
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As chairman of the Tazewell County Board, David Zimmerman is in a position to know about the so-called digital divide, the term used to describe the lack…
