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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood and Cheri Bustos highlighted a $15 million grant toward a new air traffic control tower at Peoria International Airport, then celebrated $4.5 million in funding for the Peoria Ag Lab.

Black Sheep Flower Farm located in Lewistown about 40 miles from Peoria, is much more than your average flower farm in a rural small town.

Transportation is a huge issue for people who cannot afford to purchase their own vehicle and who have trouble accessing already existing forms of transportation. Many Central Illinoisians simply don’t have the means to buy their own vehicle, but talk about increasing transportation is happening access in the Greater Peoria area.

WCBU reporter Joe Deacon talks with fuel price expert Patrick De Haan about what drivers should expect at the pumps this weekend and throughout the summer.

As Peoria International Airport marked the 11th anniversary of its terminal on Tuesday, airport director Gene Olson said plans for a new air traffic control tower are moving forward.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and other stakeholders in the passenger rail project met virtually last week with officials from the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Highway Administration.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and other stakeholders in the passenger rail project met virtually last week with officials from the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Highway Administration.

After a one-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Special Olympics Illinois state flag football tournament returns this weekend to Greater Peoria.

Bill Winkler got a little choked up Monday as he reflected on the federal assistance that kept Peoria Charter Coach afloat when COVID-19 brought the travel industry almost to a complete halt.

Central Illinois travelers will soon have another Florida destination among their options for direct flights from Peoria.