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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with Ray Flacko, one of the founding members of Peoria's Juneteenth Fest, about the 2025 event taking place Saturday, June 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at John H. Gwynn Park.

A 22-year-old Peoria man has been charged with first-degree murder stemming from a 2023 mass shooting on the city’s South Side that resulted in a teen’s death a month after the incident.

A plan for one of two restaurant businesses in a shared Warehouse District storefront to serve alcohol has gained initial approval from the Peoria City Council. Whether the Love Shack hamburger shop gets a liquor license remains to be seen.

In July, it will be two years since the Peoria City/County Health Department first took up the funding for Cure Violence, a nonprofit emphasizing communication and intervention to end gun violence.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of April 12 through April 14, 2024, curated by WCBU's Meagan Ruger-Smith. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.

Caterpillar is one of the world's largest heavy machinery manufacturers. If you ask anyone in Peoria if they have confidence in the economy, you may as well ask if they have confidence in Caterpillar.

Peoria Public Schools has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.The money will cover five years of special programming for…

An Illinois Appellate Court threw out the child pornography conviction of a former Peoria police officer Tuesday.John McCavitt was sentenced to five years…

Prairie Farms is laying off 62 employees as it converts its Peoria milk production facility to a distribution center.A company spokesman said the change…

A beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, in Peoria says if it weren’t for the program, he wouldn’t have started his…