Metamora woman killed in multi-vehicle accident
November 15, 2019Family, friends, educators and community members are mourning the death of a young woman who spent the last months of her life raising her father’s spirits after the recent…
Family, friends, educators and community members are mourning the death of a young woman who spent the last months of her life raising her father’s spirits after the recent…
EUREKA Leaf pick-up services runs through Nov. 27 The city of Eureka offers leaf pick up service. During leaf pick up, the city asks that you rake leaves onto the paved portion…
Right in the heart of Peoria is a 540-acre forest that even some longtime residents might not know exists. “My love of hiking started in the Smoky Mountains. But for years I didn’t…
The McLean County Museum of History will welcome back Dr. Andrew Hartman, professor of history at Illinois State University, who will present a program about America’s struggle…
Sarah Williamson knows there are many reasons a person might not be able to cook their own Thanksgiving dinner, so she’s doing her part to make sure no one in her community goes…
Borrowing from an old adage, the Murnans of Chillicothe are finding that the family that tinkers together, stays together. After making and repairing furniture for friends for years…
Thirty-five years ago, when the city of East Peoria held a summertime centennial celebration, so many volunteers turned out that the city and its merchants to continue the spirit of…
BLOOMINGTON The Four Italian Tenors to perform at BCPA For the first time in the United States, The Four Italian Tenors perform the greatest Tenor Arias and Songs of all time, in…
With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep students in classrooms while protecting residents from COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and…
A new bill, HB 5785 would ensure funding is adequately available for the families of fallen police officers. The legislation was proposed by Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza and is sponsored…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation on Aug. 12 laid out a $34.6 billion six-year spending plan for road, bridge, transit, rail, airport and port upkeep. It’s…
SPRINGFIELD – The 2022 Illinois State Fair officially got underway Thursday, Aug. 11 when Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Secretary of State Jesse White cut the ceremonial ribbon in front…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois State Fair organizers unveiled the 101st State Fair butter cow Wednesday, Aug. 100, an unofficial kickoff of the fair which begins Thursday…
Grant Gingerich was about 3 years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Olivia White was a farm girl who wanted to be a pharmacist, but a medical student mentor opened…