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A portion of the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center's land is being returned to its native prairie state.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Crittenton Centers in Peoria are planting pinwheels to raise awareness.

In today's episode, you'll hear from the Illinois Humanities executive director Gabrielle Lyon about the insights the COVID-19 pandemic offered for the humanities. And OSF HealthCare's Dr. John Vozenilek explains how the pandemic forced the Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center to quickly adapt to respond with new innovations. Plus, Bradley University athletics director Chris Reynolds provides an update on the state of the university's sports programs.

Residents at the downtown Peoria Glen Oak Towers high-rise were evacuated this morning as a fire broke out on the fourth floor.

The Peoria City Council has approved the purchase of property along SW Washington Street for $250,000 for the project.

Illinois was a free state in the decades before the American Civil War, but that doesn't mean it was always friendly to anti-slavery sentiment.

On today’s episode, UnityPoint Health’s regional president and CEO Dr. Keith Knepp tells WCBU’s Tim Shelley how UnityPoint plans to convert the former Heddington Oaks nursing home into a major behavioral health treatment center for children and adolescents. And today is Dr. Ngozi Ezike's last day leading the Illinois Department of Public Health. Illinois Public Radio's Alex Degman looks back at the tenure of the IDPH’s outgoing director. Plus, WCBU's Hannah Alani talks one-on-one with the Catholic Diocese of Peoria's Bishop Lou Tylka about his new leadership role.

In preparation for the grand opening of a physical office space downtown, the Peoria Innovation Alliance has updated its strategic plan and redesigned its website.

PMP Fermentation Products is a company with some 50 employees operating on the Peoria riverfront, overlooking a public housing project and the RiverPlex…

Improvements, upgrades and new retail tenants are coming to the Westlake Shopping Center after the Peoria City Council approved changes to the property’s business development incentive.