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A weekend confrontation between Peoria Police officers trying to assist a gunshot victim and a crowd of more than 50 bystanders has led to multiple arrests, prompted a statement from the mayor, and drawn scrutiny from a civil rights organization.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with Duncan Katlack about Fest in the Garden

Peoria police have arrested two people on charges of aggravated arson and endangering the life or health of a child following an apartment fire Tuesday night.

With government funding run dry, Rep. Eric Sorensen is among a long list of Democrats and Republicans trying to quickly shape the narrative around the first government shutdown in more than six years.

A Peoria County jury returned guilty verdicts in the trial of a 17-year-old for his involvement in a June shooting on Peoria’s South Side that left another man dead.

A national gaming, entertainment and tech festival is coming to downtown Peoria beginning next year, with organizers expecting to attract tens of thousands of guests.

The City of Peoria’s proposed financial plan for 2026 sees the property tax rate virtually unchanged from the current fiscal year, but a $3 million overall budget imbalance has some city council members suggesting spending cuts.

Peoria police are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy early Wednesday.

With public transit systems around Chicagoland and across Illinois approaching a fiscal cliff, proposed legislation in Springfield would provide financial assistance to more than 50 downstate agencies.

The Washington City Council launched its search for a new city administrator Monday. The overriding theme of a recruitment kickoff meeting was finding a city administrator who will stay for several years.

One year after topping the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball preseason poll, Bradley University’s team is pegged for fourth place in this year’s early rankings.

Organizers are anticipating more than 4,000 eighth-grade students from across Central Illinois for this week’s ninth Greater Peoria CareerSpark expo at the Peoria Civic Center.