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Film Screening in Peoria Explores Oregon's Right-to-Die Law

Supporters of right to die legislation are hosting a public event in Peoria this weekend.The group Final Option Illinois advocates for laws that allow…

Union organizers at the Campustown Starbucks react to the store's 9-2 vote in favor of establishing a union.

Campustown Starbucks workers vote to unionize Peoria coffee shop

Employees voted 9 to 2 at the Peoria Labor Temple Tuesday to form a union under the umbrella of Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

Peoria Itoo Supper tradition sees some changes this year

The Itoo Society's 96th annual culinary celebration of Lebanese culture is coming up this weekend.

As climate changes, East Peoria farm digs in for organic approach

Evan Barry started his organic vegetable farm in East Peoria in 2017. Since then, he’s managed to sell his produce at the Peoria Riverfront Market every year.

Peoria Riverfront Museum Engineering Event Goes Virtual, Expands

An annual engineering event held by the Peoria Riverfront Museum is taking a new approach during the COVID-19 pandemic.The normal “Engineering Day”…

Peoria NAACP President: Chauvin Verdict ‘A Seminal Moment’

The president of Peoria's chapter of the NAACP hopes the murder conviction in the death of George Floyd represents a turning point for equal justice and…

Samuel "Vincent" Richmond, known as "Meat Man" to his community, spent 35 years employed at the Kroger in Peoria's East Bluff neighborhood.

Affidavit provides new details on police shooting of Peoria man

A search warrant filed two days after the police shooting of 59-year-old Samuel Vincent Richmond provides new details on the hours before his death.

The Peoria Fire Department is launching a new apprenticeship program aimed at growing interest in firefighting careers among teenagers and young adults.

Peoria City Council votes to reinstate a fire rescue crew

The additional staff will allow for the return of Rescue One that tasked specifically for victim retrieval.

Protestors gather by Bradley University's Campustown Wednesday evening.

Peoria residents join protesters across the country to support Palestinians

Peoria residents gathered at the corner of University and Main Wednesday evening to show support for Palestine.

This December 2020 file photo takes a look at the Fayette St. on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 74 in downtown Peoria. The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning to study the feasibility of an express bus service running between Peoria and Bloomington.

IDOT is eying a potential Peoria-Bloomington public transit service

A $1.2 million federal RAISE grant will allow I-DOT to study the feasibility of connecting the two communities via public transit along the I-74 corridor.

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