New Book

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Marc Supreme, Peorian and program director at 90.7 Strictly Hip-Hop, has released a literary mixtape entitled, "D@mn, I Graduate in May! A Literary Mixtape for Life After High School and College." DIGIM for short, the book breaks down different options for students to consider after graduation — from college to entering the trades and even how to figure out what city to live in.

A hotbed of talent since the 1980s, Peoria has produced several standout players, six high school state championships and four Illinois Mr. Basketball winners.

Imagine a world where there’s no religion, no boundaries, no money, and everyone had everything they could ever want or need, thanks to artificial intelligence. That’s the idea Peorian James Kemper explores in his new philosophical science fiction novel, "Imagine There’s No."

Relatives of a black teenager whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi helped trigger the modern civil rights movement say they want a fresh investigation after…