(contributed) Judy Ward listens during an El Dorado City Council meeting. Ward has represented Ward 2, Position 2 since 2005.

PEORIA — Illinois saw a second player go into the NCAA football transfer portal on Thursday, this time from the defensive side of the ball. Reserve defensive back Tyler Strain, who has one ...

The lane closure on the McClugage Bridge (U.S. 150) over the Illinois River will be extended for a week, with traffic from Adams Street required to yield when merging onto U.S. 150, and drivers ...

Peoria will purchase the building from Cullinan Properties. The company bought the properties in May for $1.2 million with plans to redevelop them into luxury residences.. However, Cullinan ...

The home goods retailer At Home is shuttering 26 locations as part of a Chapter 11 restructuring. Here's what to know.

Joel Feucht is part of a family that has seen five generations work for Caterpillar, covering nearly all of the company's 100 years.

A $2 billion semiconductor plant in Peoria is promising jobs, but some Vistancia neighbors are raising red flags. At a packed council meeting, they voiced concerns over water use, waste, and safety.

The Peoria City Council has provided $119,000 to house over 80 people in a motel for several weeks, but this funding will run out at the end of June, leaving the unhoused population in the city wit… ...

Illinois lawmakers approved a state budget that includes $300 million to raze and redevelop long-neglected state-owned sites like the former Lincoln Developmental Center and the former Dwight ...

After five years of legal recreational cannabis, Illinois has 260 operational retail shops and another 103 entrepreneurs with “conditional licenses” won via permit lottery — meaning there ...

An Illinois school board meeting erupted in protests over trans athletes in girls' sports, highlighting ongoing tensions and calls for federal intervention.

The Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million after a winning ticket was sold in California for Saturday's drawing. The next Powerball drawing is Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10:59 p.m. ET.