Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Manual Jauron died Saturday. Here is the story of his birth in Peoria and how a local school became his namesake.

Here is how Peoria-area basketball teams rank in the the regular-season AP top 10 poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A on Feb. 5, ...

In Class 2A, Peoria Notre Dame (24-4 ... dropped a spot in the Class 1A rankings with Lincoln Trail Conference foes Wethersfield (22-4) and Monmouth United (25-3) maintaining their spots at ...

Peoria City Council at its public meeting Feb. 11 will discuss a possible agreement with Western Maricopa Education Center ...

Police are asking the public for help determining who caused thousands of dollars in damage to Paloma Park in Peoria last month. Zion Teasley, the man accused of killing Lauren Heike on a north ...

A Republican State Rep. introduced the resolution this week that, if passed, would make lawmakers subject to the same traffic laws as ordinary citizens. Beware of IRS imposters. An IRS agent will ...

FALCONER – Falconer Middle/High School officials recently released the school’s honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2024-25 school year. They are: HONOR ROLL Sixth Grade: Theodore ...

In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president who hailed from Illinois, Lincoln's Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year. While Lincoln's ...

With the exception of some occasional shots of cold air, this winter has been relatively mild for Central Illinois. In fact, ...