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For wood carving artist Jim Arnold, a desire to learn has driven him throughout his life; now, as an instructor at the Peoria Art Guild, he’s hoping to foster that love of learning in students of all ages.

After almost a decade of development, the Workforce Sustainability Center at Illinois Central College is just about ready for the first classes in new workshops and labs.

Keeping a 125-year-old building in tip-top condition is no easy feat, especially when that building also holds the distinction of being named the nation's best city hall.

The corporate ownership of East Peoria’s Par-A-Dice riverboat casino intends to construct a new $160 million gambling venue on the existing property, but the decision isn’t sitting well with some Peoria city leaders who believe the move violates a long-standing intergovernmental agreement.

Advocates say bans are shown to improve school climate.

Andre Allen took office in the newly-created position of Peoria County chief officer of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion last October. Since then, he’s been hard at work hiring staff, collaborating with other county offices, surveying employees and drafting a strategic plan.

Peoria Public Schools Director of School Safety Demario Boone says he's focused on prevention to keep schools safe.

Gen. Wayne A Downing Peoria International Airport is on a run for setting monthly passenger records as it celebrates an Airport of the Year designation from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Peoria-raised MC, DJ, and poet Brandon Alexander Williams talks about the power and history of rap and live spoken poetry. He talked with WCBU's Holden Kellogg about the culture of rap as an art form.

Peoria is on track to create two new tax increment financing districts aimed at facilitating economic growth, after language in one of the proposals was modified to address environmental concerns.