Union members at 23 Illinois Department of Corrections facilities walked out on Thursday over safety concerns.

Riggenbach is the final of Peoria's five district councilmembers to announce their plans for the 2025 municipal elections. Riggenbach joins Denise Jackson (1st District), Andre Allen (4th District), ...

It was not the game he was hoping to play, but an Illinois Lotto player is happy the vending machine malfunctioned after he won $9.2 million.

Peoria truck driver Gary Rutherford Jr., is in a viral video after reporting seeing a creature that looked like 'Bigfoot' in rural Peoria County.

The National Hurricane Center said Friday it is tracking a system in the Caribbean Sea that could soon become a tropical ...

One person serves in two of the highest-paying and most powerful positions in Peoria Heights: police chief and village administrator.

These are the highest-paid employees in Peoria Heights, according to the most recent compensation report. Dustin Sutton has been with the Peoria Heights Police Department for 30 years and has served ...

For two days, high school marching bands from across the region (and a few from beyond) will be in Indianapolis for the two ...

Hunter Reed emerged from his complementary role to become the feature back for Washington Panthers football. And he's just getting started.

The rare Comet C/2023 A3, also known as the Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, is visible in the western sky shortly after sunset every ...

In 2016, Wanda Dench thought she was texting a holiday dinner reminder to her grandson but instead reached then teenaged Jamal Hinton.

The 15-year-old boys are being held at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center. An 11-year-old girl in the car was ...