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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats about Sculpture Walk Peoria 2024 with Shannon Cox, executive director of the Peoria Art Guild.

Coach Dennis says he could always depend on the mothers to support the players. Most times he’d pay for food out of pocket. Dennis says that he loved coaching. He wasn’t like most dads.

The 40th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon in Peoria welcomed a former major league baseball player as its keynote speaker.Eight-time All-Star Darryl…

A plan to use a charitable gift to develop an $11 million amphitheater along the Illinois River in Peoria has gained enthusiastic support from city leaders.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Feb. 23 through Feb. 25, 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.

The City of Peoria has a new promotional tool to attract new skilled and professional talent. The four short videos center on the motto, “Peoria is for…

More than 200 people turned out for the Peoria Mayor’s 43rd Annual Prayer Breakfast Thursday. The so-called NFL-Farmer, Jason Brown was the speaker. He…

More than 100 people marched in downtown Peoria as part of a bid to win an All-America City Award. The Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria…

The Western Illinois Dreamers is an organization that prioritizes the needs of immigrants and non-native English speakers regardless of their legal documentation status. And the organization is opening a Welcoming Center in Peoria for people needing help finding community resources, legal services and other needs.

Peoria adopted its Complete Streets policy in 2015. One nationally-known transportation consultant said while he's witnessed real and tangible progress in the last six years, the question of whether the River City adopts a truly multimodal mindset is still an open one.