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Those interested in siting a medical marijuana dispensary or cultivation center in Peoria can be considered for a letter of support. Applicants are…

A downtown parade Friday afternoon will celebrate the Peoria Rivermen winning their first professional hockey championship in 22 seasons, with a ceremony to follow at the Peoria Civic Center.

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from OSF HealthCare's Dr. Mary Stapel. She leads the Street Medicine team in Peoria. She tells WCBU’s Tim Shelley about how they use a mobile van to bring care directly to people experiencing homelessness. And Reporter Sarah Nardi talks to Design Lab Director Scott Barrows and Elise Albers of OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria about the barriers to childhood vaccinations and how mobile clinics are working to overcome them. Plus, during Out and About host Jenn Gordon of Arts Partners of Central Illinois is joined by jazz icon Chuck Israels and Heartland Festival Orchestra Artistic Director David Commanday to talk about the HFO's upcoming concert Iconic Jazz. The concert is happening on Saturday, March 19 at Five Points in Washington.

Friends of Peoria County Schools offered its first public forum last night at the Carver Center. The ‘Vote Yes’ campaign supports the 1/2-percent School…

In today's episode, WCBU's Collin Schopp investigates why the former Peoria township supervisor was approved for unemployment benefits after he lost his re-election race. And learn how startups backed by OSF Ventures were impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Plus, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright, executive director of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois, joins me in the studio for her introduction as the new host of Out and About.

In today's episode, you'll hear a conversation with new Pekin Mayor Mary Burress about the current turmoil surrounding city hall and her efforts to guide councilmembers and the public on a path forward. And hear about a Peoria man who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1992 after a false witness testimony. Plus, learn how a listening tour will inform how $65 billion in funding will be spent on broadband and digital equity projects across the country.

A Peoria man has been booked for attempted murder after a man was found shot in his vehicle in a Limestone Township liquor store parking lot.Peoria County…

A Peoria woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision near Edelstein. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 28-year-old Kathleen Schroeder died…

Peoria police continue to investigate a weekend car accident that killed two and injured one. 29-year-old Cordero Henderson and 25-year-old Jeremy…

Peoria saw its first homicide of 2024 just four days into the new year.