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A gas pump is shown filling a vehicle's tank at a Peoria-area station.

Peoria area gas prices track higher as Independence Day nears

With the July 4 holiday approaching, the cost of gas in the Peoria area is climbing, but still well below this time last year.

Rows of cars fill the parking lot in front of the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport terminal building beneath an overcast gray sky.

Peoria International Airport tops yearly passenger record in 11 months

A banner year for General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has seen a record number of passengers at the gates, with one month of figures still to come.

Outgoing District 2 Peoria City Council member Chuck Grayeb sits in front of a microphone with the WCBU banner in the background in the station's master studio.

Q&A: Grayeb discusses his 24-year tenure on the Peoria City Council

Chuck Grayeb’s last regular Peoria City Council meeting is Tuesday, as his 24-year tenure is drawing to a close. Heading into his final weeks as a council member, Grayeb reflects on his years of service.

What's Driving First-Time Peoria Voters To Cast A Ballot This Year?

Many young people are casting their first-ever ballots this November in what's shaping up to potentially be one of the highest-turnout elections in recent…

Peoria-Area Vaccine Demand Sags As COVID-Related Hospitalizations Grow

Tri-County health officials are reported 220 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths linked to the virus on Thursday.The deaths include a man in…

Aaron and Carrie Friesen feed chickens in the backyard of their home in Boise, Idaho, on April 12, 2023. The couple, who has three children, recently moved to Idaho from the Bluffton, S.C., area. Americans are segregating by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide between the states in modern history. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)

East Peoria residents may soon be able to keep chickens on their property

On Monday, the East Peoria Zoning Board of Appeals will discuss allowing residents to obtain a special use permit to keep chickens.

Peoria Public Works is seeking community feedback identifying problem spots and priorities as they prepare to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility throughout the city.

Peoria wants to know problem spots ahead of pedestrian accessibility upgrades

A survey asking for feedback about pedestrian problem spots and priorities is available on the city's website through Feb. 9.

Construction of a new $7.9 million fire station for the Illinois National Guard 182nd Airlift Wing at Peoria International Airport was completed in August, more than two years after breaking ground.

The long-awaited 182nd Airlift Wing fire station at Peoria International Airport is now open

After more than a decade in development efforts and two years since breaking ground, the Illinois National Guard 182nd Airlift Wing has its new fire station at Peoria International Airport.

The exterior of the former homeless shelter and mental health facility at 1924 SW Adams Street on Peoria's South Side. GRO Community hopes to develop the building into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees.

Peoria City Council again delays consideration of halfway house

Approval of plans to turn a former homeless shelter and mental health facility into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees remains on hold after another delay by the Peoria City Council.

Peoria County State's Attorney Responds to Allegations of Bias in Heidelberg Case

The Peoria County State’s Attorney is denying claims that his office has a conflict of interest that taints his ability to rule on a 1970 murder…

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