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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Layoffs are looming for employees of East Peoria’s Par-A-Dice Casino. According to a letter sent to current employees, Boyd Gaming said between 25-60% of Par-A-Dice wor...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 2:45 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of NE Rock Island Avenue on reports of a garage fire. Crews found a two-stall detached garage fully...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s legislators will not be getting raises in the next budget year, which begins July 1. Mendoza made her decision...

PEORIA, Ill. — Tazewell County is reporting an additional death related to COVID-19, a man in his 90’s. The man did not live in a long term care facility before the diagnosis, but was a pa...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Pritzker held his daily COVID-19 daily press conference downstate in East St. Louis to praise the work the Illinois National Guard does with drive-thru testing sites. Prit...

As a kid I loved these! Who am I kidding, as an adult I love these. With the weather being so wonky, it’s been hard to find something fun to do on a whim. Check around your house, and make a lis...

PEORIA, Ill. — A 2,000-foot sandbag wall on Peoria’s Riverfront was put up last week to keep the Illinois River’s floodwaters at bay. The river crested last Friday at 27.91 feet, but...

PEORIA, Ill. — A man is in the hospital after falling 125 feet from a water tower in Brimfield. The man is a 19-year-old male who worked for the painting company, Maguire Iron Inc. — Water...

PEORIA, Ill. — A gunshot victim is recovering following an incident in Peoria’s East Bluff Tuesday night. Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 10:40 p.m. in the 200 block ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Phase three for the Restore Illinois plan begins Friday, and Peoria City Council set guidelines for bars and restaurants to operate outdoors. There will be some changes to the out...