A big weekend of dedications and celebrations is in store for public art lovers and activity seekers in downtown Peoria.

The Peoria Park District and Peoria Public Schools are weighing options about what to do with the decades-old Central Park Pool.

The Landmark Recreation Center in Peoria will close next month after 46 years. The venue announced the closure in a social media post Wednesday, attributing the decision to “the pending sale of our property.”

Owners of The Putt Club intend to significantly remodel the inside entertainment area, in response to high demand during bad weather and cold seasons.

The iconic but aging scoreboards at Pekin Community High School's Memorial Stadium and Dawson Hawkins Gym are now a thing of the past. They've been replaced with LED digital display scoreboards.

In her freshman track season at Bradley University, sprinter Carolina Martinez broke a 41-year-old school record in the 300-meter dash. Now, she’s building on her athletic success by sharing her story of recovery and resilience through an NIL partnership with Veloxity Labs.

Men’s basketball standouts Walt Lemon Jr. and Andrew Warren are among this year’s five-member Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame Class. Joining them are former Braves soccer star Bryan Gaul, women’s golf champion Kelly Amundrud, and longtime soccer coach Jim DeRose.

East Peoria will move forward on the next phase of a project to install synthetic turf on the EastSide Centre Sports Complex baseball and softball diamonds.

Bloomington High School played host for what's believed to be the first international soccer match between FIFA member clubs in the Twin Cities — Peoria City versus Atlas from Guadalajara, Mexico.

Record numbers tell the story of the Tony Fulk Memorial Classic youth soccer tournament, which is fast becoming a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Pekin. Some 100 teams from 27 clubs throughout Illinois participated in the tournament last weekend.

Peoria is in the process of updating its nine-year-old Bike Master Plan, taking a closer look at safety, access, and connectivity.

The Peoria Park District’s Owens Recreation Center is in the middle of a closure for some preliminary repairs ahead of a major necessary renovation in the years to come.