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Peoria native and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Kendrick Green speaks to students at the Children's Home Association of Illinois' Keifer School on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

'This is home': Following rookie season with Pittsburgh Steelers, Kendrick Green returns to Peoria

Kendrick Green graduated from Peoria High School in 2017 and played football at the University of Illinois.

EMT Dakota Narti and education and training coordinator Jackie Coons using the new AAC communication board with 9 year old Kellan Varnold during an emergency simulation.

Peoria first responders using new communication boards for patients facing verbal communication challenges

The Peoria Area Speech Language Hearing Association, or PASHA for short, is partnering with Advanced Medical Transport and the Peoria Area EMS to create more than 200 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Boards for emergency responders. These boards will help patients who have trouble verbally communicating receive proper treatment.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali speaks to the Safety Network in front of a picture of her great nephew, 15-year-old Merian Smith who was shot and killed in the city's 22nd juvenile gun violence injury of 2022.

Peoria Safety Network prepares to take action, while Cure Violence picks community partner

After more than a year of meetings of community leaders, stakeholders and concerned citizens, the Peoria Safety Network is preparing to put boots on the ground to prevent gun violence.

Here's who's running for state and local office in the Peoria area next year, so far

The 2024 election season is officially kicking off as candidates begin filing their petitions for the March 2024 primary.

FUSE Student Producer Rachel Rudy speaks to student reporter Isabela Nieto about the upcoming interactive media showcase on April 22, 2023

Peoria Riverfront Museum is hosting the 10th annual FUSE interactive media showcase

The showcase will feature the work of several Bradley University student groups as well as some independent designers.

The Karsan eJEST, an electric minibus manufactured and distributed by the Damera Corporation, is pictured here.

Canadian EV manufacturer announces its first U.S. assembly plant is headed for Greater Peoria

A Canadian manufacturer of electric vehicles plans to build its first U.S. assembly plant in the Peoria region, with a capital investment of more than $31.5 million over four years.

I'm New Here - Greater Peoria Transplant Survey

A split image shows the 200-foot Peoria Heights water tower with three observation decks, and two water tanks at the Illinois American Water facility on Lorentz Ave.

Peoria Heights considers selling its water utility, but could keep iconic tower

Peoria Heights is weighing a sale of its water department to a private company as quality control problems persist and costly new regulations loom.

A Kermit the Frog Muppet from the 1970s is a centerpiece of the Jim Henson Imagination Unlimited Exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum from Sept. 28-Jan. 5.

Kermit the Frog joins Abraham Lincoln for a pair of Peoria Riverfront Museum exhibits featuring Muppets and presidents

The Jim Henson Imagination Unlimited Exhibition opens Saturday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The exhibit is paired with the Faces of a Nation political textile collection.

This week's wildfire smoke may not be the last haze to hang over the Peoria area this summer

Wildfire smoke is clearing out of the Peoria area, but it may be too soon to breathe a sigh of relief.

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