The chairman of the Tazewell County Republican Party says he believes President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential election will help Republican candidates.

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After more than a decade in planning and development, and nearly a year of construction, the Distillery Labs Innovation Hub is close to opening in downtown Peoria.

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River the Mandrill was born last year on Aug. 19. Director Max Lakes says River joined the horde, which is the technical term for a group of mandrills, originally established at the Peoria Zoo 13 years ago.

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Most Peoria-area communities do not currently have city ordinances in place similar to those enacted by a rural Oregon city that gained the national spotlight with its crackdown on homelessness.

However, they may consider it now.

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Even though it’s officially the off season for Rivermen hockey and Bradley basketball, there’s still a lot of action this summer at the Peoria Civic Center.

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A team of almost 200 runners, about half of them from Central Illinois, undertake a grueling run for the cause of childhood cancer research this week.

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A rough stretch of road through the heart of Washington is slated for some long-requested upgrades.

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Carle Health debuted a new fitness area in their Addiction Recovery Center at the Carle Health Proctor Hospital.

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Members of the Student Association for the Environment, or SAFE, at Illinois Central College are seeking to identify and protect Native American mounds found on the East Peoria campus.

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Efforts to meet the Peoria area's workforce needs are continuing to make strides, but some qualification gaps still remain as the region aims to boost the economy and get people trained for careers.

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