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Jeff Smudde/WGLTThe Big Table of Greater Peoria is returning for a third year, and organizers want you to pull up a seat. -
IBEW Local 34/FacebookA proposed Workers’ Rights Amendment to the state constitution would guarantee Illinois workers the “fundamental right” to collectively bargain for agreements on wages, hours and working conditions. If passed, Illinois would be among just a handful of states that guarantee the right to collective bargaining.
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The Citizens Utility Board, the agency that is usually monitoring utility companies like Ameren and Commonwealth Edison, recently issued an online buyer’s guide for those considering electric vehicles. -
Chris Reynolds is now in his eighth full academic year as the head of the Bradley University athletics department, as the landscape of college sports continues to evolve. Reynolds discusses how his department is adapting to such changes as Name-Image-Likeness compensation for athletes and the transfer portal.
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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood and Cheri Bustos highlighted a $15 million grant toward a new air traffic control tower at Peoria International Airport, then celebrated $4.5 million in funding for the Peoria Ag Lab.
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Two riverboats with long legacies in the city of Peoria are together— in La Crosse, Wis.
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Caterpillar has settled a long-running tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
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In her latest monthly conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali discusses a range of topics that include her hopes for a new deal between Peoria Public Schools and the Peoria Federation of Teachers.
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Illinois officials are marketing copi, the fish formerly known as Asian carp, as a tasty and nutritious food for humans to eat. But copi may also appeal as a meal to other fish.
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Up to 12 million tons of carbon dioxide per year could be piped through Peoria and Tazewell counties en route to a central Illinois sequestration site if plans for a new pipeline move forward.
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As the Peoria Chiefs continue to rebound from a 2020 season lost to COVID-19, a sharp rise in attendance this year offers optimism for the future. Heading into this week’s season-ending homestand, the team is on pace to see a reported attendance increase of more than 90% over last season.
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An upscale restaurant and craft brewpub with a local theme plans to open along Washington's downtown square by the end of next year.
