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A Peoria icon has passed away. Former Peoria Park District executive director Bonnie Noble died last week at age 80.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon sits down with artist André Petty to talk about his work currently on display at the Contemporary Art Center now through October 15. The exhibit is entitled “Faces and Forms” and features Petty’s pop art portraits, as well as Sculptures by Scott Mossman. For more information visit Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.

The first ever Peoria marathon is taking place this Spring. As Peoria Public Radio’s Deborah OldenKamp reports the Run River City Marathon also features a…

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Shannon Cox and Nikki Wheeler from the Peoria Art Guild join host Jenn Gordon to talk about the 60th annual Peoria Fine Art Fair happening Saturday and Sunday (September 24 and 25) on the Peoria Riverfront.

East Peoria city leaders have agreed to spend $5.2 million for more than 270 acres of undeveloped farmland near the city’s northeast side in hopes of future residential growth.

Peoria is taking another look at whether to allow food trucks to operate in the city. The question is resurfacing more than two years after a narrow…

A shuttered senior living facility near the Illinois Central College campus in East Peoria is expected to find new life as an apartment complex.

After months of searching, the village of Peoria Heights may have found its new fire chief.

Sterling Family Restaurant owner Louie Trilikis was honored by the City of Peoria for 30 years of service.Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis presented the…

It's 2022, and a revolution is quietly brewing in Peoria, Illinois. “Plants, not plastic” is the mantra of Natural Fiber Welding, a Peoria startup that is developing plant-based alternatives to leather and plastics.