Two Peoria community health centers are among 21 facilities across the state sharing a total of $50 million in grant funding from the state.

The Peoria City/County Health Department has announced a funding opportunity totaling $100,000 for projects to help feed working families.

The Peoria City Council has given initial approval for a $29 million permanent supportive housing complex for homeless families on the city’s South Side. Mayor Rita Ali said the Phoenix Manor development is a key step toward revitalizing the area.

A proposed 48-unit apartment complex at the site of the former Harrison School on Peoria's South Side would assist families transitioning out of homelessness, but residents who live in the vicinity feel the location is not the right place for such a development.

Advocates for a dedicated senior center in Peoria are applauding the decision to formally establish an ad hoc township committee to study the feasibility.

Advanced Medical Transport will have its first new leader in 35 years by the end of this year. Andrew Rand is retiring as the Peoria-based nonprofit emergency medical service’s CEO, with current Chief Operating Officer Todd Baker set to take over Rand’s role.

A planned Advanced Medical Transport ambulance station on Peoria’s north side is expected to double as the site of a new Peoria Police Department substation.

Peoria is considering a change to the city code that would govern home-based free distribution of food, clothing and other household items.

OSF Strive is expanding access to trauma-informed mental health services for victims and witnesses of violent crime in Peoria.

A Hopedale hospital official likes to believe its state-record low wait times are possible at other, larger facilities.