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Illinois American Water hopes to reassure Peoria residents and city leaders that the utility company is working diligently to replace lead service lines.

The Down Payment Assistance Program launched Wednesday, and now qualified homebuyers can earn assistance of $5,000 or up to 10% of their home's purchase price. The program seeks to increase access to affordable housing, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

Elementary and middle school students from across Peoria competed in the 2026 District Speech and Debate Championship on Saturday, and former heavyweight boxer James "Buster" Douglas was there to cheer them on.

The Heartland Health Services COVID-19 testing sites in Pekin and the East Bluff are now appointment-based. Appointments are a change from the previous…

Veronica De Fazio said the biggest challenge libraries face now is getting people to return following COVID-19 shutdowns. She said the best way to do that is to stress the importance of the library being fun, friendly and welcoming.

In a 5-1 vote Monday Night, the board of education denied Quest Charter’s request for a five-year renewal after it failed to meet "several mutually agreed" educational goals."

The toll of the human cost of the violence was palpable at a community vigil attended by about 60 people Sunday at Morton Square Park on the city's near North Side. The names of around 190 Peorians murdered were read, one by one, under a canopy shielding speakers from the light drizzle.

A little more than a week after implementation of no-cash bail in Illinois, Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says the new process is running mostly as expected. She credits that to attorneys, judges and other officials having more than a year to prepare for implementation.

The future is uncertain for more than 200 Illinois National Guard airmen at Peoria's Air National Guard Base, home of the 182nd Airlift Wing.

Dr. Bernice Gordon-Young says her experience working in behavioral health make her voice a unique one that's needed on the Peoria City Council now more than ever.