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Peoria County is working on the latest update to its internal Operational Sustainability Plan, and is offering an opportunity for the public to participate in the process.

Barry Cloyd is back this week. The singer/songwriter is performing tonight, as part of the Forest Park Nature Center's "Songs from the Woods" concert…

A new city-sponsored public art initiative aims to brighten up many of Peoria’s light posts and traffic cabinets. The “Banners and Boxes” beautification program features submissions from 21 local artists displayed throughout downtown, the Warehouse District and Sheridan Village.

More Peoria-area voters than ever are casting their ballots before Election Day on Tuesday.According to election officials, vote-by-mail and early voting…

A $6.6 million bid approved by Peoria County’s infrastructure committee Monday could mean a major overhaul for the county’s courthouse plaza.

A lawsuit filed by a New Jersey-based Teamsters local alleges striking workers at Airgas facilities in Peoria and elsewhere were subjected to hazardous chemicals while picketing last month.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsParnters of Central Illinois is joined by Angela Weck, Executive Director of the Peoria Area World Affairs Council. They chat about an upcoming program exploring Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and global climate challenges.

Over 3,400 Peoria County residents died in 2020. That’s nearly 15% more than the previous year. COVID-19 was a contributing factor – but not the only factor.

This does not mean Peoria County will approve construction of the facility. The road use agreement is the first step in a long, multi-stage regulatory process — but it was enough to draw a packed room of supporters and opponents.

Stevie Linwood, 44, was convicted in February of first-degree murder in the deaths of Zaneta Winters and Jakaiden Rynearson, his girlfriend and a neighbor who tried to render aid.