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The Executive Director of the Center for Prevention of Abuse is retiring this coming spring. Martha Herm is leaving the post after 25 years with the…

A busy stretch of East Washington Street in East Peoria is in line for a resurfacing later this year, and the city is considering a significant traffic reconfiguration as part of the project. In his latest regular interview with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Mayor John Kahl updates the status of the resurfacing project and the possible lane reduction.

The Peoria Fire Department tallied a six-figure expense in responding to the grain bin explosion at the BioUrja ethanol plant last month.

The U.S. Air Force is decommissioning two units at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria over the next two years.

The Peoria City Council Tuesday night heard a presentation on a new traffic calming policy that would include more city streets.

Those arrested include four adults and six juveniles. In a news release, the state's attorney's office said they are all linked to "a rash of violence that has plagued the area for the last two years," including at least three murders and 12 shootings.

Benjamin Nicks, Jr., pastor of Peoria’s St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, says he wants to become a city council member to serve the people of Peoria and foster conversation.

It’s been more than two years since two Kroger stores closed in Peoria—one on the South Side, the other on the East Bluff. That left two of the city’s…

Peoria County again sits alone as a blue county in a ruby red region, opting for Joe Biden and down ballot Democratic incumbents. The county voted 52-46%…

U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood and Cheri Bustos highlighted a $15 million grant toward a new air traffic control tower at Peoria International Airport, then celebrated $4.5 million in funding for the Peoria Ag Lab.