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PeoriaCorps is adapting its upcoming class in the age of COVID-19. The 900-hour professional development program provides maintenance to the city of…

Dr. Samer Sader, Chief Medical Officer for UnityPoint Health's Peoria region, discusses the importance of influenza shots Thursday during the weekly Tri-County COVID-19 health briefing at the Noble Center.

UnityPoint chief Sader predicts a worse flu season than last year, urges vaccinations

Dr. Samer Sader said Thursday indications from the opposite side of the equator suggest the upcoming influenza season will be worse than last year, when stricter COVID-19 mitigation efforts were in place.

Two participants in the Phoenix Community Development Center's "Gimme Shelter" fundraiser try to get comfortable in their cardboard boxes.

Expanding Phoenix CDS event draws attention to ongoing need for homelessness assistance

Peoria-based Phoenix Community Development Services assists people facing homelessness across a four-county region. The non-profit works to connect individuals to services and help them secure permanent housing. One way Phoenix CDS supports its efforts is through the annual "Gimme Shelter" fundraiser.

The Washington City Council met Monday in a banquet room at Five Points Washington. Five Points will be the home for council meetings after audio/visual equipment the council purchased Monday is put to use.

Livestreaming and a better sound system coming to Washington City Council meetings

After the equipment arrives, meetings will be held in a Five Points Washington banquet room.

A large group of high school students gathers for a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and workforce opportunities at Distillery Labs in downtown Peoria.

Panel offers students insights into importance of AI skills for future career opportunities

Groups of Peoria high school students heard about the growing importance of artificial intelligence technology as it relates to workforce development during a panel discussion Monday at Distillery Labs.

Washington Mayor Lilija Stevens reads an agenda item Monday while City Attorney Mark Walton (left) and City Administrator Jeff Fiegenschuh listen.

Washington Plaza revival efforts would benefit from city's first Business Development District

Washington's push to revive Washington Plaza is likely getting a monetary shot in the arm. The city council has given its initial approval to establish the city's first Business Development District.

State records show extensive DCFS involvement with family of dead 8-year-old Navin Jones

Navin Jones' death was a ruled a homicide and his parents were arrested this week.

Here's the proposed location of an 8-foot-by-16-foot digital billboard, looking north to the Eagle Avenue and Peoria Street (U.S. Business Route 24) intersection.

Washington shuts out the lights on a proposed digital billboard

A plan to place a digital billboard at a busy Washington intersection did not go over well with the city council, city staff, planning and zoning commission, or residents.

Pot Talk: How Employers Are Preparing for Cannabis Legalization

As recreational marijuana becomes legal on January 1, employers are looking to adapt. A panel of experts at OSF’s Jump Trading and Simulation Center told…

Central Illinois Health Departments Expect 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment This Month

Some central Illinois counties should expect to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this month.Peoria City/County Health Department…

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