Zach Oyler

The Peoria City Council approved the new collective bargaining agreement during its first regular meeting of the calendar year. Members of Peoria Firefighters Local 50 previously ratified the agreement on Jan. 6.

The City of Peoria is taking close to $500,000 in debt owed by Exposition Gardens off its books, after the city spent $1.2 million to purchase the property at a foreclosure auction in September.

Approval of plans to turn a former homeless shelter and mental health facility into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees remains on hold after another delay by the Peoria City Council.

Plans to convert a vacant former mental health facility and homeless shelter near the south end of Peoria’s Warehouse District into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees are on hold for at least three weeks.

As many Peoria residents cope with skyrocketing electricity bills, city leaders are seeking an explanation for the summer’s surging energy prices.

The City of Peoria is hoping to facilitate a large-scale residential development by acquiring the nearly 70-acre Exposition Gardens property on Northmoor Road.

Zach Oyler is one of three incumbent Peoria City Council members among the 10 candidates running for the five at-large seats around the horseshoe. WCBU plans to interview each candidate ahead of the April 4 municipal election.

The judge presiding over Peoria City Councilman Zach Oyler's domestic battery case has recused himself. Judge John Vespa filed paperwork Thursday saying…

Peoria At-large City Councilman Zach Oyler has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery charges.Oyler’s jury trial is set for Jan. 13. He's next…

Peoria At-large City Councilman Zach Oyler was formally charged Wednesday with domestic battery and interfering with a report of domestic battery in…