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Steve Stein/WCBUWashington City Council members heard Monday from opponents of what would be the city's first adult-use cannabis dispensary. The dispensary is planned for the intersection of Centennial and McClugage. -
Joe Deacon/WCBUThe start of April marks Jim Shadid’s one-year anniversary of taking on the role of Bradley University’s 13th president. In an extended interview with WCBU, Shadid reflects on his first year while looking ahead to strengthening the university and upholding its mission.
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Jamonica Rolle was announced Monday as the choice to follow the retired Sheila Quirk-Bailey as president of Illinois Central College. Rolle comes to the Peoria area after serving in a leadership position at Broward College in Florida. -
A shuttered student housing complex at Illinois Central College’s East Peoria campus is on track to reopen in August. -
The Washington City Council took a detour from city business Monday to salute the state champion Washington Community High School girls basketball team and to receive recognition for the Nofsinger Road realignment project. -
The transfer of Pekin Community High School bus transportation services from the City of Pekin to District 303 is back on track. -
The second-seeded Bradley men's basketball team lost to No. 6 Northern Iowa, 73-69, in the second Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal game Saturday in St. Louis. -
The No. 2-seeded Bradley men’s basketball team fended off an upset bid from No. 7 Valparaiso in the third Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal Friday. -
Emily Dawson, a Peoria Public Schools teacher who also advises an afterschool research club as she pursues a third master’s degree at Western Illinois University, received a $10,000 Chocolate History grant from Mars, Inc., for a project examining cacao grown in Hawaii. -
The Braves take a 20-11 overall record into their Friday quarterfinal matchup against either Valparaiso or Indiana State at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. -
The principal of an elementary school on Peoria’s South Side is among seven Illinois finalists for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership award. -
An intersection on one on Washington's busiest roads will be made safer for pedestrians. City council on Monday approved the installation of flashing beacons at Dallas Road and Westminster Drive.
