Engineering and design has begun on a road extension that will give the city of Pekin much-needed direct access to a major interstate.

McLean County has a few dairies with about 4,000 milk cows today. In 1920, there were 4,000 farms with 26,412 cows. See how ...

The 34th annual Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival will be held Aug. 29-30 at Peoria Riverfront Festival Park. This event will include a world-class lineup of artists from blues, roots, funk, soul ...

This is part of an occasional listing of businesses other than restaurants and bars that have opened, are about to open or ...

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office, making him the ...

Oden-Shabazz said the foundation plans to begin a capital campaign to pay for construction of a cultural center at the site ...

Ryne Sandberg, who managed the Iowa Cubs in 2010, died on July 28. The Chicago Cubs star made a brief but profound impact in Des Moines.

Bristol will be a big-league city for one night when the Atlanta Braves play the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2 in the Speedway ...

Boyd Gaming’s ambitious plans to modernize its Par-A-Dice casino facility in Illinois represent far more than just another ...

At 12:35 a.m., PowerOutage.US showed 1,301 customers without electricity in McLean County, almost all getting their power ...

Today in Illinois, only six covered bridges remain. Mostly nestled in out-of-the-way rural locales, many have become ...

CHANDLER, Ariz. — The driver allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash near downtown Chandler has been arrested by ...