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A new fire chief is officially on the job in East Peoria. Acting chief Bobby Zimmerman took the oath of office Monday morning to formalize his promotion to the permanent position.

A Peoria woman faces felony aggravated DUI and aggravated reckless driving charges after the deaths of two pedestrians near an East Peoria bar on Sunday night.

This week’s episode of Out and About is a follow-up to part 1 of WCBU's local theatre coverage that focused on theatre's past. This episode focuses on the future of live local theatre in Greater Peoria. Host Jenn Gordon is joined by Nicki Haschke from Peoria Players Theatre, Chip Joyce from Corn Stock Theatre, and Nona Buster from the Artistic Community Theatre of Pekin. You’ll hear about how these organizations made it through the pandemic, where they are at now, and what they need from the community to keep live local theatre strong in the Greater Peoria region.

There’s a major leadership shake-up underway at the Peoria nonprofit that partnered with the City/County Health Department in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a Cure Violence program in the city's South Side.

A 41-year-old Peoria man is dead after he was shot Tuesday afternoon during an alleged altercation with Peoria Police in the East Bluff neighborhood.

Construction of a $13 million apartment complex along the Illinois River in East Peoria is scheduled to begin in the near future.At its Tuesday night…

The Peoria Park District is looking at a $2 million dollar deficit this year due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.Park District Director Emily Cahill…

Seventeen facilities owned by a Peoria-based nursing home and assisted living company are now in foreclosure proceedings after lenders allege a combined $51 million in debts went unpaid.

Peoria police say a juvenile male has died after a shooting Friday night in the 1600 block of North Great Oak Road. The shooting death marks Peoria’s 20th homicide of 2023, and the second in four days.

The public will have its chance to weigh in on the Peoria Park District's ongoing discussion on whether or not the Christopher Columbus statue should be…