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In today's episode, you'll hear from Democratic U-S Senator Tammy Duckworth about what she wants to do to get inflation under control. And a former Caterpillar employee started her own company, Mentoring Women Millennials, after frequently being the only woman in the room as she moved up the corporate ladder. Get a look inside her new book. Plus, a local mentorship program is focusing on investing in Peoria's youth.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Connie Tomczyk joins Jenn Gordon to talk about the Summer History Tours offered through the Peoria Historical Society. Walking and bus tours are available and cover a wide variety of themes including: “Roll Out the Barrel,” “Naughty to Nice,” “Notable Women,” “Historic Springdale,” “World’s Most Beautiful Drive,” and more. For more information or to purchase tickets visit the Peoria Historical Society's website.

On today's episode, you'll hear about a Peoria resident who was a rookie on the 1979/1980 team that jump-started the Lakers dynasty along with Magic Johnson and Kareen Abdul-Jabbar. And the son of a Kewanee man who went overseas to fight for his country in World War II and came back with love has turned his father's journey into a book. Plus, a flower farm combined with a glamping experience in Lewistown is changing perceptions about small towns.

In today's episode, you'll hear from Bradley University president Stephen Standifird on how the institution is evolving after 125 years on the hilltop. And the Peoria City/County Health Department is celebrating a new building after more than 70 years. Plus, with Bradley basketball's 2005-06 team being inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, Joe Deacon talks with two individuals who were instrumental in driving that team to success.

On today's episode, you'll hear from U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood about redistricting and Adam Kinzinger's exit. Plus, a few months into the second year of his tenure, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce president Joshua Gunn admits it's been an eventful time, as COVID-19 impacts the region. And University of Illinois professor Michael LeRoy, an expert on labor and employment relations, talks to WCBU correspondent Brady Johnson on the nation’s largest strike activity in thirty years.

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

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…

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.

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…