PEORIA MAGAZINE July 2022

COVER STORIES 44 A Pearl of a Person – Dr. Rick Pearl By Mike Bailey 48 Manning the point, from basketball floor to NCAA big time Chris Reynolds By Kirk Wessler 52 The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts – Doug and Vicky Stewart By Lisa Coon 56 ‘Children Deserve the Best’ – Steve Thompson By Lisa Coon 60 From Anonymous Administrator

SPOTLIGHTS 14 Perfectly Princeton By Scott Fishel 34 An Eye on Peoria By Amy Talcott 36 Surpassing 100 and Still Going Strong By Monica Vest Wheeler 68 Peoria, ‘The Place to Go’ for Motorcycle Racing By Nick Vlahos

ON THE COVER: Local Legends, Monica Hendrickson, Chris Reynolds, Doug and Vicky Stewart, Steve Thompson and sitting, Rick Pearl

to Media Celebrity – Monica Hendrickson By Phil Luciano

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