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On this week’s episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Jake Bowers of Peoria Proud about this year’s River City Pride Festival on July 18 at the Peoria RiverFront.

Shooting incidents, gunshot victims and total homicides in Peoria are down slightly through the first six months of 2026, compared with a year ago.

The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education has delayed a vote on requesting a half-cent sales tax increase to help pay for facility maintenance.

A Morton farmer faces a potential $250,000 fine by the Illinois Department of Agriculture for allegedly applying pesticides on a farm near the Bethel Lutheran School while the school hosted an outdoor event.

New Illinois Republican Party Chair Bob Grogan hopes voters are getting tired of Gov. JB Pritzker and it will help Republican candidates in the midterm elections.

An East Peoria woman got a last-minute opportunity to take part in a piece of American history last weekend, running a leg of Relay for America's non-stop flag carry from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.

Dennis Kenser, Jr., 50, of rural Manito, died early Wednesday after a crash involving a second vehicle in Pekin.

A jury in Cook County has returned a $50 million judgment against the Chicago-based owners of a Peoria fitness camp after an 8-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by another male camper.

JB Pritzker called for creating a new agency in 2023 to consolidate and streamline services for infants and toddlers under one roof. The new agency is led by Secretary Teresa Ramos, who previously served as an education adviser in the Pritzker administration.

Incoming Peoria Board of Education member Andy Diaz said his request for a temporary restraining order ahead of Wednesday’s special meeting has been denied on a technicality.

There's a new $3,200 podium in the city council meeting room at Pekin City Hall. It's a gift from the family of the late Bill Jansen, who served as Pekin's city clerk from 1939 to 1979.

11 counties are covered by proclamation, but federal assistance remains uncertain