Bird mascots were introduced at ISU games in the 1950s, according to the school, and in 1981 the school mascot was officially ...

Two people died Thursday night following a traffic crash north of U.S. Highway 6 near Princeton. Taylor Steele, 28, of ...

More than half of the shark attacks in the U.S. took place in Florida, while the second highest number occurred in South ...

Two people went to the hospital with gunshot wounds after a domestic situation Sunday in rural Washburn, police said.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical waves in the eastern and central Atlantic Ocean, far from the U.S. coast.

Former Richwoods standout Camryn Taylor is back in the WNBA. The 6-foot-2 forward signed a seven-day contract Friday with the Minnesota Lynx. Taylor was on the Minnesota team's training camp roster in ...

Peoria contends the company must honor a 1991 agreement that requires any land-based casino to be built on its side of the river.

Metamora football icon Pat Ryan heads into his fifth season thriving as Illinois football's director of high school relations.

These real estate transactions, recorded the week of July 28, are compiled from information on file with Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. They represent sales of $78,000 or more. 1008 W.

The 15,000-square-foot International Harvester Building, which sits at 1301-1309 SW Washington St., could be transformed into 25 residential units if the Peoria City Council approves a plan that would ...

The city of Peoria has spent more than $100,000 on attorneys and consultants in its pursuit to lure a land-based casino to its side of the Illinois River.

PCCEO has lost grant funding after what the state calls 'several years of persistent organizational and fiscal instability.' ...