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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Police are looking for two men who are passing bad checks in Peoria and around central Illinois. The two are accused of cashing the bogus checks in Peoria, East Peoria, Morto...

RIVERTON, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois police department has been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct after he allegedly head-butted a drunken driving suspect earlie...

PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Companies from Peoria and metro Peoria assisted Friday with an apartment fire. A call came in just after 3:00 of a structure fire at 5533 N Galena Rd. Crews from Limestone...

PEORIA, Ill. — CityLink in Peoria has received $1.23 million from the Edwards Settlement Fund Distribution. The settlement was the result of a 2013 lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club, Natural Reso...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters responded to a call just after 7 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of W. Martin. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Nate Rice said a two stall garage was on fire. ̶...

PEORIA, Ill. — Two local Gordmans stores are closing. A spokesperson for Gordmans says the Peoria location at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie and the East Peoria location in the Levee District are ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of N. Lynn. Five shots were fired. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a short time l...

PEORIA, Ill. — The historic Scottish Rite Cathedral is undergoing renovations to become a home to the performing arts. Jenny Parkhurst, the Executive Director of the Performing Arts for the KDB ...

PEORIA, Ill. — The U.S. federal deficit continues to grow. But, it’s something that President Donald Trump didn’t talk about during his recent State of the Union address. Illinois 18...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Jeremy Simmons, of Peoria, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for killing his mother, 63-year-old Theresa Ann Simmons in August 2019. Peoria Police were called t...