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More than three months after officers and staff transferred to the new facility, the East Peoria Police Department held an official grand opening for its spacious new headquarters on Camp Street.

Although home sales in the Peoria area for 2022 fell sharply from the previous year, the market continues to thrive.

Students, faculty, and the administration at Quest Charter Academy in Peoria made their case for renewing its agreement on Monday evening at Peoria Public Schools’ District 150 meeting.

District 150 is one of six recipients of federal grant funds to integrate electric school buses into its fleet.

Peoria Public Schools District 150 has adopted a tentative balanced budget for the 2027 fiscal year with revenues exceeding expenses by $5.3 million.

A nearly $6 million federal grant enabled PPS to purchase 15 new electric school buses. Energy solutions company Veregy submitted the grant proposal on behalf of the school district.

The East Peoria City Council has secured $1.9 million in state grants toward the fire station's construction.

Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas' lawsuit against the Peoria County Election Commission challenging the 2022 referendum that led to the elimination of her office was dismissed without prejudice on Wednesday.

WCBU reporter Hannah Alani reviewed hundreds of pages of documents and sat down with both Auditor Jessica Thomas and State's Attorney Jodi Hoos.

Peoria County’s tentative budget for the 2027 fiscal year maintains the current property tax rate, fully funds pension obligations and covers costs for new laundry and kitchen facilities at the Peoria County jail.