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PEORIA, Ill. — Eight Peoria Public Schools students were surprised on Tuesday with a free ride to Bradley University next year through the Hometown Scholars program. The program was first announ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 1,832 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 13 additional deaths. IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi E...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths in Peoria County, bringing the total to 594 in the tri-county area since the pande...

PEKIN, Ill. — A new, first-of-its-kind electric bus was unveiled Tuesday in Pekin. The bus uses Nuuve’s vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, the first in North America. The bus was delivered ...

PEORIA,Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called to the 900 block of West Russell Street Tuesday morning on reports of a residential fire. Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said crews arrived at approx...

PEORIA, Ill. — Caterpillar Inc. has a new trial video out that highlights a need for service technicians. The earth-moving manufacturing company is using the video to bring attention to 1,600 op...

BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) -A 21-year-old man faces 10 counts of murder in connection with Monday’s mass shooting at a Colorado grocery store, authorities said on Tuesday. The suspect was in stabl...

INDIANAPOLIS — University of Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn is the second basketball player to say he faced racist comments on social media after his team’s loss to Loyola Chicago on Sunday...

***UPDATE*** 4/15/21 3 P.M. The other gunshot victim has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 27-year-old Brian Bruce, Jr. succumbed Thursday afternoon at 12:20 to his injuries at OSF St. Fr...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is reminding Illinoisans to be prepared for earthquakes after one hit southern Illinois Monday morning. The earthquake was rep...