PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will host a new launch event called the Peoria Role Model Project this Thursday. A Peoria Office of the Mayor news release confirms the event will bring together Peoria kids from economically impacted areas in Peoria and local Black professionals from fields such as business, education, arts, technology, […]
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Tailgate celebrating football isn't the only big thing happening in Peoria today. At least, that's according to Peor.
Entrepreneur-filmmaker and photographer Matthew Klein, of Peru, is one of the first Illinois Valley Community College graduates to be nominated for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association Pacesetter Award for young leaders.
The December meeting of the Safety Network, a group of community leaders, citizens and law enforcement working to reduce gun violence in Peoria, confirmed the Cure Violence program is still on track to implementation.