Peoria Mayor Rita Ali

As the Peoria City Council prepares for another attempt to approve the 2022-23 biennial budget Tuesday night, Mayor Rita Ali says she is optimistic a deal is within reach.

A Peoria County judge has thrown out a lawsuit former Peoria mayoral candidate Jim Montelongo filed against the Peoria County Election Commission for alleged mishandling of some ballots.

A newly released federal planning document recommends a new passenger railway connecting Peoria to cities like Bloomington, Galesburg, Champaign, and Davenport sometime in the next forty years.

With Peoria approaching its recent high mark for homicides, Mayor Rita Ali said Thursday the ongoing rash of gun violence cannot be tolerated.

Last year the PCCEO distributed $6.7 million to 7,600 households in the Peoria area.

Governor JB Pritzker is setting an ambitious goal to get a million electric vehicles on Illinois roadways by 2030. To make that happen, state transportation secretary Omer Osman says a massive build-out of charging stations is needed - and fast.

Dr. Rita Ali is touting the strides forward the city has made in her first 100 days as Peoria's mayor - and she's dropping hints about some big developments in the works.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood are on the same track in their assessment of talks to bring high-speed rail service to Peoria.

For Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar, this weekend can’t arrive fast enough.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali led the launch of the Peoria City-County Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity Thursday evening.