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The organization Peoria Grow Your Own distributed a $5,000 grant among 9 women last year, for necessities like professional clothing, gas and childcare.

Peoria is in the process of updating its nine-year-old Bike Master Plan, taking a closer look at safety, access, and connectivity.

After 8-year-old Navin Jones of Peoria died due to abuse and neglect, many Peorians are shocked and want to lend a hand, but might not know how.

Due to systemic racism embedded throughout history, becoming a Black entrepreneur is even more of a feat. National Black Business Month gives us yet another reason to highlight the success of Black business owners and entrepreneurs.

The report earlier this year revealed “systematic” disparities in social and economic equity between the county’s predominant white population and people of color.

Peoria Police say a murder from eight years ago was connected to a chain of retaliation murders. Police arrested three people this week in connection to…

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Kristan McKinsey, long-time board member and past president of the Fine Arts Society of Peoria.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Doug Hoepker of River City DJs about their new vinyl record collective and weekly DJ nights at Black Band Distillery in Peoria.

Community leaders participating in a conversation about ways to assist victims of criminal violence highlighted the need for support services, advocacy programs, and an examination of the root causes of crime.

Local governments are losing the fight to properly fund road projects. That’s one message from this year’s State of Peoria County address. Administrator…