While familiar faces were common on Peoria TV stations, media talent would flow through this market—not just at 25 but on other local TV stations.

In 1910 the Young Buffalo troupe staged not one but two parades in Peoria to mark the start of a string of performances. A torchlight street parade was followed by a parade the following morning.

Dr. Richard Olson is a Peoria chiropractor who’s also a pulp magazine fan. Olson has written several books involving Nick Stihl, Private Investigator.

William Engelbrecht says that Elmwood native Nelson Dean Jay may be the best-kept secret in central Illinois.

John Leezer has been selling insurance since 1982 when he joined his father’s independent insurance agency in Toulon, the Stark County town some 40 miles northwest of Peoria.

Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois has seen remarkable growth in recent years. Don Johnson, the organization’s CEO since 2016, says the reason for that is convenience.

Friedan became one of the leaders of the women’s movement, a cause she fought for throughout her life. Friedan died in 2006 at the age of 85.

It doesn't matter if you lived on a farm or not, if you’ve lived in central Illinois for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with Colleen Callahan.

Erik Reader has a thing about downtowns. It doesn’t matter if they’re small or mid-sized or if they’re on a river or surrounded by cornfields, Reader wants to see them get ahead.

Jackie Luebcke can recall her first day on the job at WTVP-TV Channel 47, Peoria’s public television outlet.