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Peoria Public Library employees represented by AFSCME Local 3464 picket Saturday outside the library's North Branch on Grand Parkway.

Unionized Peoria library workers stage picket to draw attention to impasse in contract negotiations

Dozens of unionized Peoria Public Library employees participated in an informational picket Saturday outside the library’s North Branch, calling attention to ongoing labor negotiations that have reached an impasse.

Q&A: Mayor Ali discusses Peoria’s strategic planning, mentorship programs, water company buyout

In this month's conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali discusses the strategic planning process, a proposal aimed at reducing juvenile crime, launching a role model and mentorship program, and the city’s option to purchase the water distribution service.

General Manager of the Café Santa Rosa Rafael Vidal speaks with WCBU student reporter

Here's why Café Santa Rosa opens for business out of a Peoria Heights performance center

After announcing the closure of its Junction City location, Café Santa Rosa opens the doors for regular business hours out of the Betty Jayne Brimmer Performing Arts Center in Peoria Heights

March Madness? Peoria Hotels Worry Coronavirus May Impact IHSA Tournament Attendance

Before Jeff McLinden gets to deal with what happens should Peoria lose its bid to host March Madness next year, he’s got this year’s basketball tournament…

Members of the Junior League at an event earlier in February

Junior League of Peoria's 2023 community initiative centers around mental health awareness

The Junior League officially announced its focus on mental health at the Little Black Dress Initiative cocktail party in February. Heather Bean Oyler said the group is currently in the information-gathering stage of the process.

The Dream Center located in Downtown Peoria holds several opportunities for people to serve families living in Peoria and struggling with poverty. Backpack Peoria is one of these initiatives. From 9 a.m. to noon on July 25, the Dream Center will give out backpacks and uniforms on a first come first serve basis. Volunteers are still needed at the Dream Center.

Dream Center Peoria is committed to helping the housing insecure, as numbers predicted to go up this summer

After the COVID-19 eviction moratorium ended last year, cases of homelessness went up in Peoria. With summer weather now hitting Illinois, homelessness cases are predicted to keep rising. The Dream Center in Peoria is a faith-based nonprofit that sees the home insecurity issues caused by poverty and is supporting families facing housing insecurity.

'Place and Displacement' examines the impact of urban renewal on Peoria’s Southtown neighborhood

Elizabeth Klise of the Peoria Historical Society details a new exhibition that examines the impact of urban renewal on Peoria’s Southtown neighborhood.

East Peoria Celebrates New City Hall, Council Takes Property Tax Vote

East Peoria celebrated the opening of its new city hall facility last night. A new foundation also aims to raise money for the surrounding land:The more…

Peoria Employee Unions Balk At Prospect of Layoffs During COVID-19 Crisis

Unionized Peoria city employees were notified Wednesday of potential layoffs as the city seeks to plug a $31 million hole in this year's budget created by…

Two of Peoria's Juneteenth events celebrate through art, hip hop, community and more

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Marc Supreme of the YANI Collective and William Butler, Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, about two upcoming Juneteenth events.

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