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A Dunlap woman is back home in Illinois after taking part in one of the world’s most grueling endurance horseback races on a different continent.

Community members gathered in the prayer hall as Thich Tinh Nghia led prayers and chants in Vietnamese, pausing occasionally to add an English translation for visitors.

Laurie Kaplan started riding horses when she was 5. She told her mother she was interested and her mom got to work finding a barn in her hometown of East Lansing, Michigan.

Peoria’s Matt Stein is not like the typical stand-up comedian. He's performed in front of audiences all across the country, drawn inspiration from comedy legends, and uses personal experiences to generate material. Seems pretty standard, so what sets him apart from his fellow performers?

Painter Tracey Frugoli spent decades honing her technique in landscapes and portraiture. Feeling stuck by the pandemic, she leaned on her art therapy training to go a whole new direction. She'll be featured at McLean County Arts Center's Holiday Treasures.

Halloween is just around the corner and a chill is in the air. It seems like the perfect time to seek out some scares. If you’re new to the area, Marquette Heights’ Spook Hollow may be just the place.

If you peruse Peoria real estate listings, you may have noticed a beautiful, historic church for sale on North East Madison Avenue. It's listed as single family residential.

Peoria native Anthony Suau won awards for his photography while taking pictures for big-city dailies like the Chicago Sun-Times and Denver Post.

There are many vibrant cultural communities in the Peoria area, but not all are as well represented as the Filipino American Society of Central Illinois, or FASCI.

Rev. James DeLoatche is a familiar face at Grace Baptist Church in Peoria, where's he's preached for the last 35 years. He's also a decorated veteran who served in one of the most notorious conflicts of the Vietnam War.