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Peoria’s Warehouse District is moving forward. Local, state and federal officials gathered in downtown Peoria for a symbolic ground-breaking. The event…

In today's episode, you'll hear how plans for a new Washington brewpub are still on, despite some delays. And find out why one Morton book club is revisiting the classics you were forced to read in school. Plus on Out and About, actors with the Chillicothe Players talk about their upcoming production of 'Romance in D.'

In today's episode, you'll hear about Eureka College's new men's and women's wrestling programs. And former Illinois State University football player Boomer Grigsby will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame today, and he talks about what it means to be an inductee. Plus, what the recently passed Respect for Marriage Act will do.

UPDATED 4:05 p.m. | A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on first-degree murder charges after a shooting late Wednesday in north Peoria.The shooting…

Joyce Blumenshine of Citizens Against Predatory Pipelines called out the board for not supporting a moratorium on CO2 pipeline developments, at least until new federal guidelines regulating pipelines are expected in 2024.

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.

The Peoria City Council overwhelmingly approved a plan allowing up to three food trucks to operate in the downtown this year. But the Council deferred a…

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.