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It's the first stretch of a three-stage overhaul project to repair the bridge carrying Illinois Routes 116 and 8 over the Illinois River.

Dana Vollmer is a reporter with WGLT. Dana previously covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois and Peoria for WCBU.

Conversations around gun violence often revolve around long-term solutions, like improving schools or the local economy. But even if those things were...

Paul Leamon feels he’s up to the challenge of getting Distillery Labs, the technology and innovation center coming to downtown Peoria next year, off the…

Roy Sorce envisions his fishing business on the Illinois River leading the way toward establishing Greater Peoria as a center of excellence in what he calls a “blue economy.”

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Artistic Director and Conductor David Commanday joins Jenn Gordon to talk about the Heartland Festival Orchestra’s upcoming concert ‘A Heartland Homecoming’. The concert takes place on Saturday, February 5 at the Scottish Rite Theatre in Peoria. The homegrown vocal stars return to their home state of Illinois to celebrate the spirit and warm the heart. Jodi Benson, original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Victor Solomon, 2021 Finalist on NBC's “The Voice” join the HFO for an evening ranging from Disney favorites to traditional spirituals and crossover gospel.For tickets and information visit Heartland Festival Orchestra.

A hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport has been storing debris from the World Trade Center attacks since 2002. The remaining items will be distributed by the end of the summer.

Tim Rosenberger has been a WCBU correspondent since 2026.

The estimated "all-in" price tag of $44 million for the four-level, 79,000-square-foot annex that would be built north of the 91,000-square-foot Justice Center at 101 S. Capitol St., includes construction and architectural costs, surveying costs, permitting fees, fixtures, furniture and equipment costs and a 10% contingency.

The COVID-19 pandemic will bring Thanksgiving holiday travel to its lowest counts in years, but millions of people are still ignoring advice from public…