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Google MapsThe Peoria nonprofit Artists ReEnvisioning Tomorrow Inc., or Art Inc., is extending its programs, and its reach, into issues like gun violence prevention and workforce development. -
Courtesy/Dave StutzmanA dust storm, also known as a haboob, forms when strong, straight-line winds meet soil residue sitting among crops, collecting the dust there, rising it from the ground and bringing it together to form a wall-like cloud.
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On this week’s episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners catches up with artist Valencia Davis of V’s Visions as she marks the one-year anniversary of her studio on Sheridan in Peoria. -
A home decor retailer with a prominent Peoria location is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down stores across the country. -
The president of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors says recent trends suggest home sales are starting to rebound after a sluggish first quarter. -
Residential construction in Washington is the hottest it's been since 2016. Thirty-one permits for new residential construction were issued through early June. There were 33 such permits in all of 2016. -
The East Peoria college has enjoyed years of steady enrollment increases, expanded program offerings and new facility development after the COVID pandemic increased the strain on higher education around the country. -
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a man found dead in a parked truck was there for at least a month. -
The Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington. -
Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who was killed during an alleged motor vehicle theft at a South Peoria towing company. -
After several years in the making, the South Side Mission’s new thrift store in Peoria’s 61605 neighborhood is now open. -
The increase in calls was largely driven by a lack of safe housing for survivors, according to a new report from the group that operates the hotline.
