Downtown Peoria

The Susan G. Komen Central Illinois organization is moving its annual “More Than Pink” walk to a new Peoria location for the first time in more than four decades.

New general manager Beau Sutherland presented the entertainment and convention complex’s latest annual report at the most recent Peoria City Council meeting, showing an adjusted gross income of $7.8 million.

In his latest regular interview with WCBU, Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich said the city hasn’t given any thought to changing its policy regarding the police department's use of Flock Safety cameras.

A 70-year-old woman has died after a fire broke out early Sunday morning in a high-rise apartment building just west of Downtown Peoria.

Police are investigating after shots were fired Wednesday morning near the Peoria County Courthouse Downtown.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali remains steadfast in her belief that the planned Phoenix Manor permanent supportive housing development on the South Side ultimately will benefit the neighborhood.

Beau Sutherland has been named general manager of the Peoria Civic Center after filling the role in an interim capacity for the past two months.

A nearly $7.3 million redevelopment project along the 500 block of Main Street in Downtown Peoria calls for three street-level eateries and a boutique hotel on the second floor.

Visitors to a section of Peoria’s Warehouse District will find things a touch brighter now. Twelve strands of string lights spanning the 800 block of SW Adams Street are in place and functional, completing a placemaking collaboration.

In late April, the Peoria City Council approved an ordinance formally proposing the Twin Towers Place Special Service Area. Tower residents petitioned the city to create the SSA to generate the estimated $2.5 million needed for repairs and renovations.