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Stevie Linwood, 44, was convicted in February of first-degree murder in the deaths of Zaneta Winters and Jakaiden Rynearson, his girlfriend and a neighbor who tried to render aid. -
A person has died after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Interstate 74 on the East Peoria side of the Murray Baker Bridge.
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The Peoria Heights Village Board has approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year with a six-figure surplus. -
Christina Harms is telling her story through the Apprentice Ambassador Program, a professional development initiative hosted by the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board’s Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Committee. The program trains a cohort of people to speak on the apprenticeship model as a college alternative and career development tool. -
Our radio signal may be offline for several hours while crews work on the shared tower with WTVP. You can still listen to WCBU via livestream on our website and the NPR App. -
The House Executive Committee met this week to hear from mayors, unions and agriculture representatives about how data centers impact communities. -
Pekin Police Chief Seth Ranney announced Wednesday his department arrested Keith Brackett, 48, in connection with the death of Robert Bee Jr., a 13-year-old boy who was reported missing in 2016. -
The city of Washington is named after George Washington. A silhouette of Washington's face is a prominent part of the city's logo. A focus group is exploring whether it's time to ditch the silhouette for a more modern logo. -
Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in their car. -
In the resumption of a regular interview series, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali discusses the desire to see more activity return to downtown, as well as ongoing efforts aimed at business development, crime reduction and addressing the city’s housing needs. -
A lack of domestic workforce participation in agriculture pushes Illinois farmers to employ foreign workers through the temporary H-2A non-immigrant visa program. Illinois’ employment of farmers through the visa program has grown rapidly, filling 4,488 positions in 2025. -
Critics of a pending sale of property along the Illinois River in Peoria fear a potential loss of green space and access, but the parties involved in the sale said the transaction is necessary to preserve the entity tasked with oversight of the land.
