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During their first meeting since school started earlier this month, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education heard presentations on the district’s operating budget, school safety and a potential contract to study teacher retention.

Peoria County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly moved to eliminate the elected office of county auditor.

A void sometimes separates people in need of behavioral health treatment from the organizations able to provide it.

For proprietors of local Peoria coffee shops, the cost of operating the business has grown increasingly volatile in the past few months.

When the Southern Professional Hockey League suspended operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, the Peoria Rivermen stood atop the league…

The Peoria City Council has approved an additional $1.4 million in anti-violence grants, amid a backdrop of rising gun violence. But some council members are skeptical about whether all the programs are the right approach — or if they're producing results.

Nearly eighty people came out to celebrate the formal dedication of Big Picture’s Hello Peoria mural on SW Adams Street. The large public art display has morphed and altered since 2018.

Emily Dawson, a Peoria Public Schools teacher who also advises an afterschool research club as she pursues a third master’s degree at Western Illinois University, received a $10,000 Chocolate History grant from Mars, Inc., for a project examining cacao grown in Hawaii.

The week of March 9 will provide opportunities for civic engagement and networking in Peoria. 309 Week seeks to bring together entrepreneurs, non-profits,…

A possible agreement between the City of Peoria and the parent company of the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino was voted down Monday, leaving the city open to contesting plans for a $160 million overhaul of the existing riverboat gambling venue in East Peoria.