Natural Fiber Welding could receive 1 million British pounds from Prince William's Earthshot Prize. The company is a finalist for the prize.

The county's new Digital Equity Pilot Program is funded through a $125,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum has a new exhibit filling the former lobby and waiting area of the Dome Planetarium.

The Illinois Department of Transportation says the Kohl's department store is getting six ports from the initial round of funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.

Scientists at the Peoria Ag Lab are concocting a new solution to a problem that's long plagued the ethanol production process.

An estimated 400 Peoria County residents will be able to access free or low-cost Internet, thanks to a new initiative.

Bradley got just under $2 million of a $14 million federal grant that was divvied up with Eureka College and Illinois Central College to develop the regional IT workforce.

Peoria wasn't in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, but that didn't stop many from taking the time out to view the rare astronomical event on Monday.

A grant-funded partnership between Illinois Central College, Bradley University and Eureka College is helping people get the IT skills they need for jobs in the sector, and the two-year-old program is already exceeding goals.

While Peoria may not have the glitz and glamour of the Southern California movie business, it does claim an active community of independent filmmakers with a passion for telling stories.