| Letter From the Editor | 7 |
| Seed and Soil: The Farm Report
Tilling a Vision for Future Generations | 10 |
| A Tale of Two Families | 14 |
| Dish and Drink
Thin Ice to Thriving Again | 22 |
| Welcome (Back) to Friendly Valley | 26 |
| Cocktail Class | 30 |
| Entertainment
Central Illinois’ Music Scene Prevails | 32 |
| Mom & Pop
Popping the Corks | 35 |
| Performing Arts Calendar | 41 |
| Peoria Retro
Retail Icon Evolves | 50 |
| Econ Corner
An Interview with Dr. Joshua Lewer, Bradley University | 58 |
| WordCount
An Interview with Melody Warnick | 66 |
| People, Places and Parties
From Peoria to Lebanon, Whiskey at the Warehouse, Black History Month, Ardor After Dark | 70 |
| Business News: In Brief | 79 |
| Progress Over Perfection | 82 |
| Tax Season’s Greetings | 86 |
| Activating Our Gears | 88 |
| Classifieds | 91 |
| Thank You, Advertisers | 93 |
| One More Thing
One Last, Emotional Ride | 94 |
| Toon Town | 96 |
| Advertisers | 93 |
| Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc | 21 |
| Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc | 39 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria | 78 |
| CEFCU | 40 |
| CityLink | 89 |
| CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) | 29 |
| Corn Stock Theatre | 16 |
| Creve Coeur Club | 16 |
| Cullinan Properties, Ltd | 24 |
| David Vaughan Investments, LLC | 38 |
| Easterseals Central Illinois | 49 |
| F&M Bank | 56 |
| FamilyCore | 60 |
| Farnsworth Group | 17 |
| Ferrill & Cannon Realtors, RE/MAX Traders Unlimited | 1 |
| George Washington Carver Community Center | 12 |
| Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois | 65 |
| Hanson Industrial - Peoria, Inc | 25 |
| Heartland Bank and Trust Company | 29 |
| Heartland Festival Orchestra | 28 |
| Heartland Health Services | 57 |
| Illinois American Water | 20 |
| Illinois CancerCare | 52 |
| Illinois Central College | 25 |
| INB Bank | 21 |
| IWIRC, Illinois Work Injury Resource Center | 28 |
| Jim Maloof Realty | 8 |
| JK Williams Distilling | 17 |
| Joseph & Camper Commercial | 90 |
| JP Companies | 31 |
| Kelleher's | 31 |
| Laurie Pearl Realtor, RE/MAX Traders Unlimited | 1 |
| Morton Chamber of Commerce | 68 |
| Morton Chamber of Commerce | 81 |
| Morton Community Bank | 13 |
| Oberlander Alarm System | 56 |
| OSF HealthCare | 85 |
| PalomarWealth | 17 |
| Pekin Insurance | 34 |
| Peoria Academy | 34 |
| Peoria Art Guild | 56 |
| Peoria City/County Health Department | 69 |
| Peoria Riverfront Museum | Back Cover |
| Peoria Symphony Orchestra | 60 |
| PNC Bank | IFC |
| POGO Marketing | 28 |
| Savant Wealth Management | 87 |
| Scherer Lincoln Volvo Cars | IBC |
| Springdale Cemetery | 61 |
| Uftring Auto Group | 16 |
| Uftring Auto Group | 39 |
| UnityPoint Health | 5 |