EAST PEORIA - Thanks to the White Trash Bash, the Peoria area hasn't just made national news. It's made international news.

PEORIA -- For Peoria Civic Center management, things this year seemed to go from bright to bleak in less time than it takes to say "coronavirus.

Oliver's in the Heights announced Wednesday that it would close temporarily for cleaning after an employee was confirmed to have COVID-19.In a Facebook post, the Peoria Heights eatery known for its pizza announced the temporary closure for cleaning and so other staff could be tested.

PEORIA - If a restaurant employee tests positive for COVID-19, that doesn't in and of itself mandate an eatery closure or even public notification, local health departments confirmed Tuesday.

PEORIA - Peoria police seek the public's help in locating a person of interest in a spring shooting.