Two women have been arrested and face charges in the death of a 13-month-old child at a Peoria hospital. The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Peoria County coroner.

Crime, the future of the Par-A-Dice Casino and Peoria's effort to bring Amtrak to the city were all topics raised at the first mayoral debate.

People continue to get sick from this carcinogenic mineral, and that is likely to continue, even if asbestos were banned ...