Peoria County

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.

George McKenna anticipates a smooth transition as he assumes leadership of the Peoria County Regional Office of Education.

A third juvenile facing Peoria County charges related to involvement with a violent street gang will go to trial in adult court.

A host of changes, renovations and improvements are in store at Wildlife Prairie Park over the next year, topped by a $1.5 million addition of a 40-space RV campground along Taylor Lake on the park's west side.

Two Peoria men who were juveniles when they were arrested for crimes tied to alleged involvement with a violent street gang have been indicted on adult charges under the RICO statute.

The Peoria City/County Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity released a thirty page report outlining racial inequities present across Greater Peoria.

Andre Allen took office in the newly-created position of Peoria County chief officer of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion last October. Since then, he’s been hard at work hiring staff, collaborating with other county offices, surveying employees and drafting a strategic plan.

The Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity completed and released a 30-page report documenting racial inequities in the county this week.

Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas' lawsuit against the Peoria County Election Commission challenging the 2022 referendum that led to the elimination of her office was dismissed without prejudice on Wednesday.

Peoria County's self-funded employee health care plan excludes gender-affirming care from coverage. Area LGBTQ+ advocacy groups say that policy isn't just a bad one, but it's having a negative impact on real people.