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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Don Harmon has been elected as the next Illinois Senate president, becoming the first new leader of the Illinois General Assembly’s upper chamber in more than a de...

Brisk northwest winds combined with bitter cold temperatures will produce wind chills of 15 to 20 below zero at times this morning. …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

PEORIA, Ill. — One of the suspects of an armed robbery that occurred Thursday night near Bradley’s campus has been arrested. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson says that the 16-year-old...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria High School Athletic and Activities Director Brien Dunphy has been nominated as a finalist in the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) 2020 National A...

SPARLAND, Ill. — Two Peoria residents died on Friday afternoon after a head-on collision around 2:15 p.m. about two miles north of Sparland on Route 29. The driver of one vehicle, Francis Hornun...

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — A Chillicothe man has been identified as the victim of a fatal Friday night ATV accident. The Peoria County Coroner’s Office said 20-year-old Brandon Buckley suffered m...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday to River Station at 212 SW Water Street on reports of a working fire. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said someone o...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s street crews worked through the night Friday to clear snow, ice and slush from the city’s main routes. Peoria Public Works’ Sie Maroon said the roads we...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a deal with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees to expand its free tuition program, only a day after the board voted to hik...

PEORIA, Ill. — Two former Peoria Chiefs used one word to describe the journey through the minor leagues in their careers as the Cardinals Caravan stopped in Peoria on Friday night: exciting. Whi...