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A ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning held in conjunction with the Peoria Public Schools Foundation’s annual breakfast fundraiser marked the final step ahead of the $12.3 million dome’s opening.

Alex Sierra is the youngest public official in Peoria. At age 22, he is the newest member of the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees, serving the Southern District.

The Village of Peoria Heights will enter a working agreement with the Peoria Fire Department to assist with emergency calls. The plan passed narrowly during Tuesday’s three-hour meeting that also saw trustees override the mayor’s veto of an ordinance to establish a 1% grocery tax.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Maestro George Stelluto joins Jenn Gordon to talk about the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert, “Joy at the Cathedral”. This all-Baroque concert features several fine soloists, including Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Simon Michal.

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.”

In today's best of episode, you'll hear from the two Tazewell County Republicans running to replace retiring state representative Keith Sommer of Morton. Dr. William Hauter and Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress both hope to represent the new 87th House District, and they'll talk with reporter Maggie Strahan about their platforms. Plus, director of medical oncology for OSF HealthCare Dr. James McGee speaks with WCBU's Hannah Alani about the progress being made toward building a new, $237 million dollar Cancer Institute right here in Peoria.

In today's episode, you'll hear how more regional collaboration could help market the Central Illinois region to new businesses. And how much money did car insurers like State Farm make during the first year of the pandemic? Ryan Denham dissects that data released from the Illinois Department of Insurance with Abe Scarr, director of the state's Public Interest Research Group. Plus, Joe Deacon talks with Carl Cannon about what's next for his Elite program, as he concludes 21 years of employment with the Peoria Park District.