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The Shade-Lohmann Bridge carries Interstate 474 over the Illinois River. Resurfacing 14 miles of I-474 between the Shade-Lohmann Bridge and I-74 is among the major Illinois Department of Transportation included in $20.7 billion in funding through the Rebuild Illinois program.

IDOT Allocates $450M To Peoria-Area Roadwork Over Next 6 Years

Nearly $450 million dollars in major road work is planned for the Peoria area over the next six years as part of a $20.7 billion dollar funding package announced last week by Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The Haddad family stands in front of their namesake restaurant's building with the contractors who completed a free façade project.

Haddad's restaurant celebrates new building façade thanks to Baldovin Construction, Peoria contractors

Lebanese immigrants Antoine "Tony" and Loreece Haddad founded the beloved restaurant in the early 1980s.

A police car's lights, which are on. The text "WCBU Police and Fire" are laid on top of that photo.

Suspect in custody as Peoria County Sheriff’s Office investigates woman, child deaths

The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in custody after a woman and an infant were killed Friday morning in an incident at the Royal Oaks Estates mobile home community.

Peoria Public Schools fine arts teachers introduce their five-year reform plan, Kids Play in Peoria, at a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Peoria Federation of Teachers headquarters on SW Washington Street.

Peoria teachers union calls for school district to beef up fine arts staffing

The Peoria Federation of Teachers is laying out a new five-year plan they say can revitalize the eroded fine arts programming in Peoria Public Schools.

This National Weather Service photo shows damage in Justice, Ill. after a July 15 tornado. President Joe Biden issued a federal major disaster declaration for seven Illinois counties after the July 13-16 severe weather throughout the state.

Peoria County officials: Pay attention to sirens during spring and summer storm seasons

The Peoria County Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents what outdoor warning sirens mean in the midst of spring storm season.

Celebrate literary legend Jane Austen at the Peoria Public Library, plus other festivities

On this week’s Out and About, Jennifer Davis, manager of public relations at Peoria Public Library, joins Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois to discuss the upcoming "Jane Austen Birthday Celebration" on Dec. 14 at 2:30 p.m. at the McClure Branch.

Four men and one woman in Peoria County Sheriff's Office uniforms stand behind a table with a row of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, with a U.S. flag on the left, an Illinois state flag on the right, and a sheriff's office banner in the background.

Peoria County Sheriff’s Office gets $50K to buy new AEDs

The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is getting 45 new automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, thanks to a grant of nearly $53,000 from the Gary Sinise Foundation.

A gavel rests on a judge's bench in a blurry courtroom. The text "WCBU Courts" sits on top of that photo.

Peoria teen gets 7-year sentence for fatal shooting in liquor store parking lot

A Peoria man convicted of second-degree murder for a fatal 2023 shooting in Limestone Township was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday during a hearing in Peoria County Circuit Court, according to a media release from the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office.

A man wearing a dark colored law enforcement uniform smiles as he sits in front of a microphone at a conference room table with a large television monitor displaying a police department seal centered in a wall-length bookcase in the background.

Retiring Peoria police chief reflects on his tenure, touts department's advancements

Retiring Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria believes the department is in a better place than when he took the job five years ago.

Peoria County Adds 2 COVID-19 Deaths, Nears 90K Vaccinations

Two Peoria County women are the area’s latest COVID-19 fatalities, as the county stands on the brink of topping 90,000 administered vaccine doses and…

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