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Joseph Albright, an adjunct economics professor at Bradley University in Peoria, is joining the race for U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood's seat because he says the financial policy just doesn’t “math up.”

With budget negotiations around the corner, advocates from across Illinois have written a letter asking Gov. JB Pritzker to include an additional $100 million to the budget for homeless shelter services. That would mark more than a 30% increase over what the state currently spends on the unhoused.

Today on Food Trek: Host Tory Dahlhoff pulls the old food truck out of the garage, airs up the tires, swaps out the fryer grease, fires up the grill, and hits the road with Chef Ryan Smith to cook and chat with the owners of Sous Chef, a small grocery in downtown Peoria where they have written their own recipe for connecting local farmers to the community.

Former Broadway producer Rocco Landesman is about to embark on a journey that will take him way off-Broadway: Peoria, Ill. is his first stop on "Art Works," a six-month tour of arts organizations around the country.

Dear friends,The most wonderful thing about public broadcasting is the mandate to serve in the public interest, and with that comes the need to be as…

This year, a festival involving area restaurants that’s raised more than $500,000 for cancer research over the past five years hopes to help the…

Roberta Koscielski realized her calling at an early age.“I was an only child, and when I was small of course I had my own bedroom with a lot of books in…

The Peoria Housing Authority's leadership is pledging better communication with residents after closure of the Taft Homes gates and a bolstered private…

Illinois landlords are not allowed to kick out tenants during the government-mandated shelter in place period. But that's not stopping some from…

Local restaurants and bars are taking a step back to reevaluate how--or if--they are going to continue operating under Gov. JB Pritzker's newest Tier 3…