Dave Koehler

After years of planning, Harvest Market will receive $1.7 million from a state grant to open in Peoria’s South Side.

Phoenix Community Development Services built the 16-unit building at 205 NE Madison Ave. for young adults experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or who have a disabling behavioral health condition.

Central Illinois Democrats, including State Sen. Dave Koehler and State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, say the convention is an opportunity to build bridges, reach new demographics, and stoke the rank-and-file.

Peoria County Democratic Party chairman Rick Fox said Biden's decision to step aside gives the party a chance to mend divisions and coalesce around a candidate.

A measure spearheaded by Peoria area lawmakers to expand tax reductions in areas experiencing urban decay is headed to the governor.

Faced with a competitive job market, mounting student debt, and uncertainty about what comes next, college students can have a lot weighing on their mental health.

Illinois State Sen. David Koehler discussed two health-related laws he sponsored that took effect Jan. 1 while also offering a glimpse at 2024 state legislative priorities during an interview with WCBU.

Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and clergy members gathered at St. Mark’s School last Thursday to ask Democratic lawmakers to support extending the controversial Invest in Kids Act.

You don't usually find Democrats picking up the gauntlet to weaken provisions of a law originally intended to prevent the concentration of capital into hereditary wealthy elites. But State Sen. Dave Koehler of Peoria said there's a sound economic development reason to do so.

Democratic state Sen. Dave Koehler says he was pleased to see more higher education funding in this year's budget.