Denis Cyr

The Peoria City Council approved the new collective bargaining agreement during its first regular meeting of the calendar year. Members of Peoria Firefighters Local 50 previously ratified the agreement on Jan. 6.

The City of Peoria is taking close to $500,000 in debt owed by Exposition Gardens off its books, after the city spent $1.2 million to purchase the property at a foreclosure auction in September.

The City of Peoria submitted a successful bid of a little more than $1.2 million on Wednesday to secure its planned acquisition of Exposition Gardens.

As many Peoria residents cope with skyrocketing electricity bills, city leaders are seeking an explanation for the summer’s surging energy prices.

The City of Peoria is hoping to facilitate a large-scale residential development by acquiring the nearly 70-acre Exposition Gardens property on Northmoor Road.

The 2025 General Consolidated Election looks like a very successful night for incumbent representatives on the Peoria City Council.

The Peoria City Council candidates for the large 5th District, encompassing most of north Peoria, have similar priorities, but diverging plans on the path to accomplish them.

Peoria’s 5th District council representative is seeking re-election.

While no agreement is officially in place, it appears the Peoria Rivermen could remain at Carver Arena beyond the current Southern Professional Hockey League season.

In a wide-ranging conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Fifth District City Council member Denis Cyr stresses that his top priority as a councilman is to serve the needs of his constituents.