WCBU Reports

Neighborhood groups and associations are an important part of the fabric that keeps Peoria strong.

A push to increase participation in these groups is aimed at improving quality of life, and reinforcing the bonds that hold the city together.

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The Cure Violence gun violence prevention program is moving forward on Peoria’s south side, without the community organization contracted by the health department.

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The Peoria Park District is commissioning Preston Jackson to create a new work for the spot where Christopher Columbus once stood in upper Bradley Park.

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The City of Peoria is looking at taking steps to end homeless encampments on public property, following other communities that have enacted similar bans in recent weeks.

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Transportation remains one of the biggest barriers to accessing behavioral health services, especially in rural areas.

But home visitation services are filling those transportation gaps. This is based on interviews with professionals and community members cited in a recently released report from Birth to Five on children's behavioral health.

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Central Illinois county clerks want to answer the public’s questions about election security before the presidential election in November.

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Federal funding covers more than a third of a project to replace water infrastructure along Peoria Heights’ Route 29.

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During her time working with the Pekin Police Department, social worker Misti Cave believes they've made strides in assisting the unhoused individuals staying in the handful of camps along the Illinois River.

Pekin officials remain committed to Cave’s outreach approach of connecting with the city's homeless population, saying a new policy prohibiting encampments on public property is a tool to help individuals find a path to stable housing.

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A partnership between the East Bluff Community Center and Heartland Health Services is bringing a new health clinic to the East Bluff.

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Tazewell County diagnoses 10 new sexually transmitted infections a week on average.

That's according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Reports from the Tazewell County Health Department, currently updated through 2022, offer deeper context into the statistic.

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