A Tazewell County Board committee heard from a Logan County official this week about that county's quest to create a data center rules and regulations ordinance.

A Peoria man found dead inside an East Bluff residence Monday suffered fatal injuries that prompted a homicide investigation, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Peoria City Council member Denise Jackson said the South Side is facing a “critical juncture” in pursuing stability, revitalization and economic progress.

The Illinois State Board of Education recently released a guidance document intended to help schools and districts make decisions about whether and how to use artificial intelligence in classrooms and school operations.

Pekin has put the brakes on renewing its annual contract with CityLink until several questions are answered. The city council and CityLink representatives will talk at the council's July 27 meeting.

The Peoria Police Department is running a one-week pilot program using drones as emergency first responders. The trial is aimed at improving response times, enhancing community and officer safety, and providing police with critical information prior to arriving at a scene.

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.

The City of Pekin has created a time capsule that will be opened July 4, 2076, on the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The capsule is in the City Hall lobby.

Police said they responded to a residence in the 500 block of East Seneca Place in the East Bluff for a welfare check on someone inside.

"Our crime statistics for juveniles is significantly worse than East St. Louis," said Tom Marshall, an Elite Community Outreach board member who sits on the county's Juvenile Justice Council, describing the findings of a University of Illinois Chicago study he said was shared with the council. "They're known for being one of the worst areas in the state."