Peoria Charter Coach filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, a setback for a venerable Peoria-based business that serves thousands of customers a year.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The over-the-road bus company that puts Peoria’s name across the state has filed for bankruptcy. According to records from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Peoria, Peoria Charter ...

Along with a number of high-profile airline bankruptcies throughout 2025, companies providing bus and other road transportation services have also struggled with an economic downturn and a changing ...

PEORIA — With two sparkling white Peoria Charter Coach buses parked behind him, company owner Bill Winkler stood at a podium Friday morning asking for help keeping his business afloat during the COVID ...

Buses in a line at Peoria Charter at the intersection of Federal and Kenyon roads in Urbana on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Peoria Charter at the intersection of Federal And Kenyon roads in Urbana on ...

The owner of Peoria Charter Coach, one of the largest bus companies in Illinois, said he’ll close down the business in November without adequate federal and state aid. There’s a $90,000 bus license ...

In 1941, William Winkler's grandfather started Peoria Charter Coach using a loan he received from his sister, who made her money selling eggs. There is now a mural painted in the offices of Peoria ...

GILMAN, Illinois – High school students narrowly escaped when their charter bus caught fire on a trip from Champaign to Chicago. The Peoria Charter Coach bus was northbound on Interstate 57 when the ...

CHAMPAIGN — Peoria Charter Coach will expand its direct motorcoach service between Champaign-Urbana and Chicago starting Monday, the company's local operations manager said. On Monday, the company ...