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The Peoria Bootleggers women's rugby team is getting ready for its upcoming spring season, and players say the sport gives them an opportunity to stay physically active while building camaraderie.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will preside over the first regular city council meeting over her second term Tuesday, one week after taking her latest oath of office. She recently spoke to WCBU about her priorities for the next four years and a variety of issues facing the city.

A study from the Peoria City/County Health Department found Black children had a disproportionately elevated blood lead levels compared with their white peers.

The Peoria City Council is charting a tentative course forward on violence reduction efforts - but members of the public are criticizing what they characterize as a sluggish leadership response among elected officials to public safety issues.

Peoria Notre Dame and Illini Bluffs are in the IHSA state semifinals for the first time and guaranteed to come home from CEFCU Arena with a trophy. The Irish and Tigers now hope that trophy is the championship variety.

A new unique and collaborative space for writers is opening on Peoria's West Bluff. My Writing Shed, which neighbors the iconic indie bookstore Lit on Fire, is a place for individuals to share what they have to say.

State Superintendent Tony Sanders says Illinois students are moving fast toward recovery post-pandemic, but there is still “quite a distance to travel.”

Laden with asbestos, the 1959-era tower frequently floods and is not up to fire safety code.

The Peoria City Council passed the 2022-2023 biennial budget after a majority secured funding pension obligations, breaking weeks-long gridlock.