| Letter from the Editor | 7 |
| Seed and Soil: The Farm Report
From Breadbasket to Breadbasket:
How Will War in Ukraine Affect Central Illinois? | 8 |
| Toon Town | 10 |
| Dish and Drink
Taking on the Chains | 14 |
| Dish and Drink
Cocktail Class | 16 |
| Dish and Drink
‘Dropping Mexico in Peoria Heights’ | 18 |
| Mom and Pop
A Sentimental Journey | 22 |
| Arts and Entertainment
Finding the Right Work/Art Balance | 26 |
| Arts and Entertainment
A Play with a Purpose | 30 |
| Arts and Entertainment
‘Artists Don’t Retire | 35 |
| Distillery Labs, an Introduction | 48 |
| Peoria Retro
From Peoria to Prominence | 52 |
| WordCount
Peoria Native Explores True
Crime Genre
An Interview with Author Kathryn Miles | 60 |
| Biz Bits | 64 |
| EconCorner
An Interview with Dr. David Cleeton | 72 |
| People, Places & Parties | 74 |
| Innovate, Implement, Change the World | 82 |
| Kaizen is the Key | 85 |
| In Brief | 86 |
| Classifieds | 89 |
| Thank You, Advertisers | 91 |
| One More Thing:
Where’s My Flying Car? | 92 |
| Advertisers | 91 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria | 50 |
| Bronze Frog | 32 |
| CEFCU | 47 |
| CityLink | 17 |
| Corn Stock Theatre | 40 |
| Creve Coeur Club | 40 |
| Cullinan Properties, Ltd | 33 |
| David Vaughan Investments, LLC | 13 |
| Deiters Pet Services and Crematory | 84 |
| Ex Mayor’s Roast, Peoria Civic Center | 94 |
| F&M Bank | 71 |
| FamilyCore | 32 |
| Farnsworth Group | 63 |
| Ferrill & Cannon Realtors, RE/MAX Traders Unlimited | 1 |
| Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois | 70 |
| Greater Peoria Honor Flight | 95 |
| Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 25 |
| Heartland Festival Orchestra | 63 |
| Illinois CancerCare | 51 |
| Illinois Central College | 71 |
| INB Bank | 21 |
| IWIRC, Illinois Work Injury Resource Center | 54 |
| Jim Maloof Realty | 11 |
| JK Williams Distilling | 54 |
| Joseph & Camper Commercial | 88 |
| JP Companies | 96 |
| Junior Achievement | 25 |
| Laurie Pearl Realtor, RE/MAX Traders Unlimited | 1 |
| Manpower | 59 |
| Morton Chamber of Commerce | 58 |
| Morton Chamber of Commerce | 67 |
| Morton Community Bank | 5 |
| Oberlander Alarm System | 54 |
| O’Bryan and Ball Commerical Real Estate, RE/MAX Traders Unlimited | 29 |
| OSF HealthCare | 20 |
| OSF HealthCare | 28 |
| PalomarWealth | 96 |
| Peoria Academy | 40 |
| Peoria Promise | 81 |
| Peoria Riverfront Museum | Back Cover |
| Peoria Symphony Orchestra | 21 |
| PNC Bank | IFC |
| POGO Marketing | 85 |
| Red Haute Images | 94 |
| Savant Wealth Management | 41 |
| Scherer Lincoln Volvo Cars | IBC |
| Springdale Cemetery | 37 |
| Sun Foundation | 66 |
| Uftring Auto Group | 41 |
| Uftring Auto Group | 66 |
| UnityPoint Health | 24 |