City of Peoria

With the Tri-County’s COVID-19 caseload climbing sharply during the Christmas season, public health specialists are urging people to take care of their mental well-being in addition to their physical condition.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria wants to build a more diverse force of officers.

A sunny, windy day in Peoria marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Mayor Rita Ali, city council members, fire and police chiefs, and other city officials stood in remembrance. For over an hour personal recounting and reflecting carried through a crowd nearly fifty in size who attended the city’s ceremony.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood are on the same track in their assessment of talks to bring high-speed rail service to Peoria.

For Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar, this weekend can’t arrive fast enough.

Members of the Creve Coeur Club will vote during Wednesday’s annual meeting on a proposed relocation to vacant space in River Station as part of a broader revisioning of the club’s business model.

After waiting more than a year, a central Illinois computer company is at home in its new headquarters in Peoria’s Fourth District.

Dr. Kiran Velpula is the consensus choice to fill the vacant at-large seat on the Peoria City Council. Velpula was one of three finalists among two dozen applicants for the opening created by the election of Mayor Rita Ali. A vote on his appointment is planned for the next City Council meeting on June 22.

Kim Armstrong, James Kemper, and Kiran Velpula have been named the three finalists to fill the open at-large Peoria City Council seat vacated by Mayor Rita Ali.

After four weeks in office, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she has determined her appropriate response when asked what it’s like to be the city’s first woman and first person of color with the role.