Illinois Central College

Two Regional Offices of Education serving Greater Peoria will co-host a literacy summit next week aimed at exploring methods to help students build their reading skills.

A report presented to the Illinois Central College Board of Trustees begins to provide a clearer picture of how the Central Illinois community college plans to handle student housing needs in the aftermath of the closure of its on-campus facilities.

Members of the Illinois Central College Board of Trustees say they feel blindsided by the recent decision to close the student housing facility on the East Peoria campus.

Illinois Central College is ending on-campus student housing at its East Peoria campus this summer.

Leadership at a Peoria-area area community college say there’s more to consider before committing to pursuing four-year programs.

An Illinois legislator is traveling the state, looking for solutions to a nationwide shortage of health care workers.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge is providing another $4.8 million towards the program, which is a unique partnership between Illinois Central College, Bradley University, Eureka College, and Peoria-area employers to address shortfalls in the region's skilled IT workforce.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Nov. 8- Nov. 10, 2024, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.

Gardening is a thousand-year-old practice. For the past 100 of those years, growers in the Peoria area have turned to the Peoria Garden Club to flex their green thumbs.

Bradley University's total enrollment has dipped below 5,000 students in the 2024-25 academic year.