Peoria Riverfront

With the popular Spirit of Peoria riverboat no longer among the city’s riverfront attractions, the idea of replacing it with a stop on a potential Illinois River cruise line has been mentioned as one option.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will preside over the first regular city council meeting over her second term Tuesday, one week after taking her latest oath of office. She recently spoke to WCBU about her priorities for the next four years and a variety of issues facing the city.

Organizers say the planned move of a Central Illinois music festival from a park in Chillicothe to the Peoria Riverfront is off, at least for this year.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Sept. 20- Sept. 22, 2023, 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.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Sept. 13- Sept. 15, 2023, 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.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Aug. 23- Aug. 25, 2023, 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.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Aug. 16- Aug. 18, 2023, 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.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks about Peoria Irish Fest with the festival’s entertainment chair Tom McConnaughay.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks about Peoria Irish Fest with the festival’s entertainment chair Tom McConnaughay.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Aug. 2- Aug. 4, 2023, 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.