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Dr. Brandon Bockewitz is the team doctor for the Peoria Rivermen hockey team, a role he’s held for the past eight years – although COVID-19 kept the team from participating in the 2020-21 Southern Professional Hockey League season.

Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker signed a $53 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year on Wednesday, and Peoria leaders now have a clearer picture of how the spending plan impacts city finances.

The chief meteorologist at WEEK-TV is retiring on Oct. 15 after two generations of forecasting weather to the Peoria and Bloomington-Normal TV market.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum is one of 12 charter members participating in the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership, an initiative announced this week by the Arkansas-based Art Bridges Foundation established by billionaire philanthropist Alice Walton.

This summer's Olympic Games are providing Athens with improved communications, better roads and a new subway. The Greek capital is trying to lose a reputation for pollution, traffic problems and a decaying infrastructure. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria will install energy efficient lighting and continue a violence prevention education program for Tri-County students, thanks to financial gifts from Ameren Illinois.

Fueled by interest rate cuts and rising consumer confidence, home sales in the Peoria market seem to be turning a corner.

Peoria County is currently undergoing one of the largest COVID-19 long-term care facility outbreaks seen since vaccine became widely available. But unlike earlier outbreaks, the residents are vaccinated this time around.

In its sixth year of existence, the Regional Workforce Alliance (RWA) is working to develop and employ strategies to “upskill” unemployed and under-employed adults while offering workforce exposure to high school students.

Peoria Heights' bustling central business district along Prospect Road has become the envy of many local communities. But the Heights are also familiar with challenges.