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After more than 30 projects were submitted to the BUILD Peoria board this spring, the community has selected BUILD Peoria’s 2021-22 Community Project.

On today's episode, you'll hear from Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl, and what you can learn from Ken Burns' quilt collection that's now on view at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

On today's episode, you'll learn how Peoria plans to recruit remote workers to the community. A new episode of our history series Postmark Peoria. And Jody Holtz reports on efforts to make Peoria's booming arts scene representative of the people who live here.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Alison Meuth joins Jenn Gordon to talk about Peoria Players' production of “Little Women – The Musical”. The Civil War is in full swing, and the March sisters live in Concord, Massachusetts with their Marmee while their father is on the battlefield. Filled with adventure (both lived and imagined), heartbreak, and a deep sense of hope, the struggle of these “Little Women” to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America. With buoyant, joyful melodies, memorable characters, and a big-hearted message, Little Women reminds us that “sometimes when you dream, your dreams come true.” The show is directed by Peggy Breaux Hupp and runs from Sept 10 – 12 and Sept 15 – 19 at Peoria Players Theatre. For tickets and information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

The Peoria City Council met on Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 for a regularly scheduled meeting. Here is a brief round-up of some of the business conducted and…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A brighter and more colorful Abraham Lincoln is returning to the Peoria Historical Society early next year.A satin banner showing…

On today’s episode, you’ll hear from the new Scout Executive of the WD Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In a conversation with WCBU's Tim Shelley, Ben Blumenberg lays out his plan to grow scout membership in the 14-county region of the WD Boyce Council. And in part-two of Joe Deacon’s conversation with Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, she says the police department's ongoing anti-violence efforts are working to curtail incidents in the city. Plus, you’ll find out how Pekin's Reditus Laboratories is making money on COVID-19 testing, even as it remains free at testing sites, in the second part of reporter Eric Stock’s two-part series on the rise of Reditus Labs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, you'll hear from author Robert D Sampson on his new book about baseball's early roots in Illinois. And learn how food banks are addressing the end of expanded COVID-19 benefits. Plus, WCBU correspondent Steve Tarter continues his conversation about the history of the Illinois circus.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with nationally renowned artist Alfred Conteh about the unveiling of his new painting The Unseen Majority.

On today’s episode, Collin Waters, the director of exports and logistics for the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Illinois Corn Growers Association talks to WCBU correspondent Tim Alexander about the impacts Russia's invasion of Ukraine have on global corn and agricultural markets. And WCBU’s Steve Tarter speaks with John Amdall and Gary Nelson - members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Bradley University - about how they've continued to find new ways to grow in retirement. Plus, during Out and About, host Jenn Gordon of Arts Partners of Central Illinois is joined by Executive Director Wendy Thomasson and Artistic Director Ian Thatcher of the Peoria Ballet to talk about their spring production of “Coppelia.”