WCBU Reports

The closure of small-town grocery stores across the Midwest leaves communities with a hole to fill. A family in rural Benson is building a way to help.

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Everyone ended up living in the Loire Mobile Home Park for a different reason. But when the owner puts it up for sale, everyone goes through big changes.

That's the central theme behind Trailer Park Rules, a new book from former Pekin Daily Times editor Michelle Teheux. She's written other genre books under various pen names, but this is the first one she's willing to put her real name on.

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A federal grant will be used by Bradley University to develop new solutions to solar energy storage concerns.

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The need for blood donation is rising with a seasonal rise in injuries.

Dr. Faran Bokhari, chief of trauma at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, refers to the late-spring/early-summer period as “trauma season,” when the rising temperatures coincide with a rise of injuries from car and motorcycle crashes, farm accidents and gunshot wounds.

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Advocates, experts, medical professionals, and service providers are collaborating on the best ways to prevent and respond to childhood trauma.

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The Greater Peoria Sanitary District is exploring a way to make waste into a renewable source of energy and revenue.

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Residents of the village of Bishop Hill worry state funding may not come in time to save the community's unique 19th century Swedish-American heritage.

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Residents of Peoria Township face an unusual question down-ballot this November: would they support the adoption of ranked choice voting in Illinois?

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The Peoria Police Department is expanding its fleet of drones with some updated models, with department officials calling it another example of incorporating technology to better serve the community.

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Planting season is here, and Central Illinois farmers are gearing up for a successful spring.

According to Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer, about 50% of the area’s soybeans are already planted, while corn is around 30 to 35%. Some areas have even more planted, such as Princeville and Brimfield where the soil is blacker and therefore more rich.

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