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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A robbery occurred just before noon Friday at the Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria. There was a large crash and yelling heard coming from the firearm section. Customers and empl...

PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria man dies after a fall from scaffolding at a local business. The Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified the man as 62-year-old Mark D. Russell of Peoria. Harwood s...

WEST PEORIA, Ill. — COVID-19 has brought to a halt a myriad of summer traditions, from local levels to national levels. Major League Baseball on Friday announced the cancellation of its All-Star...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Redskins began a "thorough review" of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a "dictionary-defined racial slur...

PEORIA, Ill. — A little over a week after rolling out their blueprint for how instruction in a COVID world will look, Peoria Public Schools have adjusted it. Students in groups “A” a...

In our busy lives, we tend to forget what made us happy when we were kids. I remember I used to LOVE backyard camping! Surprisingly, I haven’t done that with my boys yet! It’s so easy and ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters were dispatched to OSF Healthcare Cardiovascular Institute Thursday evening around 5:15 on reports of a mulch fire. Upon arrival, crews found an outside wall a...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois could surpass the 7,000-death mark from COVID-19 by the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 36 Illinoisans passed away between Wednes...

PEORIA, Ill. — The tri-county’s recovery rate from COVID-19 has bounced back above 80% yet again. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Thursday said 81% of cases since the pandemic ...

  PEORIA, Ill. — On Monday, July 6, the City of Peoria is launching a Household Assistance Program for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. $300,000 has been dedicated to the progra...