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Divided Peoria Council Passes New Tire Business Licensing Requirement

Peoria City Council members passed a new license requirement for tire service and disposal businesses on Tuesday, despite disagreements over the fee.

Merging Onto Reopened Murray Baker Bridge From Downtown Peoria Will Look Different

Motorists merging onto Interstate 74 eastbound from the downtown Jefferson Avenue ramp, will notice a change when the Murray Baker Bridge reopens.The…

FILE - In this June 19, 2018, file photo, a router and internet switch are displayed in East Derry, N.H. The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, which has included hackers leaking sensitive student data such as medical records, psychiatric evaluations and student sexual assault reports. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Peoria County internet affordability pilot will serve all 18 county board districts

The county's new Digital Equity Pilot Program is funded through a $125,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Peoria Public Schools Considering 'Balanced Calendar' To Make Up Time Lost to COVID

Peoria Public Schools is considering changes to the calendar to adjust for educational deficiencies resulting from the ongoing COVID-19…

Sack lunches often include both a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a ham or turkey sandwich.

'The need is much greater': Food insecurity worsens post-pandemic in Greater Peoria

A combination of grocery store closures, transportation barriers and rising food prices have left nearly 33,000 people without access to nutritious food, says a local collaboration of food pantries, health departments and nonprofits.

FILE - A New York City Board of Election staff member, left, shows a ballot to a campaign observer as primary election absentee ballots are counted in New York, Friday, July 2, 2021. The three candidates who are in the running in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary have all filed legal actions seeking the right to review the ongoing ranked choice vote tally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Peoria Township residents cast their opinion on a different style of voting this November

Residents of Peoria Township face an unusual question down-ballot this November: would they support the adoption of ranked choice voting in Illinois?

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EP Enchanted Forest Opening Delayed to Dec. 6

This week's powerful winds pushed back the opening of East Peoria's annual Enchanted Forest to December 6.The annual display in the East Peoria Civic…

Peoria Fire Department Honor Guard in the middle of posting the colors.

Peoria City Officials Mark The 20th Anniversary Of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

A sunny, windy day in Peoria marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Mayor Rita Ali, city council members, fire and police chiefs, and other city officials stood in remembrance. For over an hour personal recounting and reflecting carried through a crowd nearly fifty in size who attended the city’s ceremony.

Peoria woman arrested in connection with 2016 disappearance of 19-year-old Morgan Bauer in Georgia

A Peoria woman faces charges in connection with the disappearance of a woman in Georgia seven years ago.

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