"The heat is on" for a "doozy" of a summer in Peoria. So say the rival farmer almanacs, both of which predict a searing season in central Illinois. Here's what to expect: The Farmers' Almanac ...

Two Peoria-area businesses, Tres Rojas Winery and Sarah Beth’s Homemade Dips, have been inducted into the Illinois Made program. The Illinois Made program, run by the Office of Tourism ...

NORMAL — Kaevion Mack is returning much closer to his Peoria home, and the Illinois State football team has landed a veteran wide receiver. Mack has finalized a transfer to ISU from Western ...

Illinois basketball has come calling for Quinton Kitt. The East Peoria sophomore announced on social media Sunday afternoon that he's received a scholarship offer from the Fighting Illini.

A piece of it may be invested in Quinton Kitt, an East Peoria (Illinois) wing from the class of 2027. According to Kitt’s X account, the Illini offered him on Sunday. after a great conversation ...

On Wednesday, Peoria attorney Ronald Hanna was appointed as U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Peoria and Rock Island divisions of the Central District of Illinois. Hanna was appointed based upon the ...

Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard returned to the bases at Peoria and Rockford in Illinois after a 10-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found in the Illinois River, the sheriff said Tuesday. Sheriff Chris Watkins said his ...

Welch is a finalist for teacher of the year in Illinois. The state board of education also honored other educators employed by Peoria Public Schools. A math teacher at Peoria's Rolling Acres ...

Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.