The reason that some in Peoria opt out of elections may actually be due to the barrier to voting access created by income inequality, something that voter registration drives alone can’t tackle.

Sustainable markets for hemp fiber and hurd will take many years to develop, which in the long run may be for the better.

After returning from service in the Union Army during the Civil War, David Strother moved his family from Peoria to El Paso, IL. It was in this small town where he became the first Black voter in Illinois following the certification of the 15th Amendment.

The "complete streets" project on Western Avenue begins this coming spring and spans a one-mile stretch of Western Avenue through Peoria’s Southside neighborhood.

With vaccine distribution underway in the Peoria area “there’s a lot of light at the end of the tunnel.”

A peaceful protest drew around 100 participants to the Peoria Police headquarters yesterday to bring attention to policing incidents in recent years that resulted in the death of black residents of Peoria.

The crowd listened silently as Antoine Rabbit Smith Sr. of Rock Island, with his young son by his side, gave an emotional speech stressing his fears for his son’s future and his frustration following the killing of yet another black American while in police custody.

Within the context of Illinois agriculture, Woodford County stands out as a leader of organic production, but in the Midwest, Illinois is largely lagging.