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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.

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…

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.

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.

How can the Greater Peoria region emphasize and improve the area's quality of life? That question was one of the big topics at last week’s Big Table gathering at the Peoria Civic Center.

City officials continue to celebrate a new mural on display in Peoria’s East Bluff. The public art initiative launched last month, featuring large…

East Peoria is looking to allow food carts in its new downtown area this spring. Peoria Public Radio’s Alex Rusciano reports the idea is to boost more…

More than 30-thousand bags of sand make up the flood wall that runs down the middle of Water Street on Peoria’s River Front. It’s part of efforts to keep…

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Feb. 2 through Feb. 4, 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.

As the fall harvest season arrives each year, the economic significance of agriculture in the Peoria area becomes highly visible. That’s a fact Greater Peoria Economic Development Council CEO Chris Setti has come to appreciate after growing up in suburban Los Angeles.