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An aerial photo shows the baseball and softball diamonds and other athletic fields at the EastSide Centre Sports Complex in East Peoria.

East Peoria pursues $3M project to install turf at 2 more EastSide Centre fields

East Peoria will move forward on the next phase of a project to install synthetic turf on the EastSide Centre Sports Complex baseball and softball diamonds.

On Deck - Thursday, July 9, 2020

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, July 9, 2020. Our top story is about a new police resource center in…

Central Illinois Friends executive director Deric Kimler, left, Peoria Proud board member River Russell and president Cassie Lucchesi, and Rural Equality Project executive director Zoey Carter are shown in photos taken in the WCBU master studio.

Anxiety, uncertainty grips Greater Peoria LGBTQ community heading into another Trump presidency

Greater Peoria’s LGBTQ community is anxious about what Donald Trump’s second presidency will mean for them.

Who Listens to Peoria Public Radio?

A gavel rests on a judge's bench in a blurry courtroom. The text "WCBU Courts" sits on top of that photo.

Peoria woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal DUI that killed electric bike rider

A Peoria woman was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday, after prosecutors said she struck and killed a man on an electric bike while she was driving under the influence of cannabis.

Bradley's first VP of diversity, equity, and inclusion plans to work not only on the Hilltop, but in the Peoria community

Dr. Warren Anderson will be Bradley University's first vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, fulfilling a goal set by President Stephen Standifird to emphasize that area of focus.

Budget will only get worse if legislators don't act

A new report projects Illinois’ state budget will go from bad to worse if legislators don’t address some key issues. IPR’s Tony Arnold reports.If things…

In-Person Peoria Public Schools Students Making Full Return To Class on March 1

The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education gave its unanimous consent to a full return for in-person learners on March 1.Currently, most students…

A rendering of one of the building concepts which could make up the new Churchview Garden Homes, a 48-unit scattering of duplexes and townhomes on what is now vacant land along S. Shelley and S. Sumner.

Two major new affordable housing developments are planned for Peoria's South Side. Here are the details

Planning is in the "very preliminary" stages for two new large-scale affordable housing developments on Peoria's South Side.

Nakhia Crossley, Sunrun Senior Manager of Public Policy, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the solar energy services provider's new East Peoria branch on Wednesday.

Solar energy services company expects to bring ‘hundreds’ of jobs to new Greater Peoria branch

Sunrun, which touts itself as a leading provider of residential solar, battery storage and energy services, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for its new branch office on High Point Lane, along the Interstate 74 corridor in East Peoria.

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