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The Peoria County Election Commission no longer will apply prepaid return postage on its vote-by-mail ballots. NAACP Peoria president Marvin Hightower says that move could present a hardship for some voters.
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NAACP Peoria Branch president Marvin Hightower says a viral video of a Bartonville firefighter using a racial slur should prompt some action from village leaders, as village trustee Scott Helms calls for a swift response.
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Sybrina Fulton addressed a crowd of hundreds in Peoria on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The Peoria branch of the NAACP, Peoria Police Department, and Peoria County Sheriff's Office are working together to improve community relations.
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Peoria NAACP president Marvin Hightower says not enough has been done to curb police violence against Black men since the murder of George Floyd one year ago.
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Of the 43 states recently reported by the Brennan Center for Justice to be facing a wave of new bills aimed at tightening voting rules, Illinois is not…
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A village board meeting in Mapleton last month included a public request for Mayor Carl Bishop’s resignation. The letter, signed by five citizens may not…
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The Mapleton Village board meeting last night was expected to address recent racial comments by a trustee. Instead, it brought to light government…
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Toxicology tests confirm bacterial meningitis was the cause of death for 36-year-old Rodrico McLeod on Jan. 2. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports,…
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The NAACP and Rodrico "Ricco" McLeod’s family are asking for a full investigation into his death. McLeod died of Bacterial Meningitis in the Peoria County…