State Police conduct seat-belt patrols
June 17, 2025Illinois State Police Troop 4 Commander, Capt. Dustin Geier announced troopers are conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Peoria, Tazewell and Fulton counties during June….
Chronicle Media staff members collected 20 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention held Thursday at the Par-A-Dice Hotel…
Illinois State Police Troop 4 Commander, Capt. Dustin Geier announced troopers are conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Peoria, Tazewell and Fulton counties during June….
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Federal budget cuts directed by President Donald Trump’s Department of Governmental Efficiency means that residents will soon lose the services of the Peoria County 10th Judicial…
Near-record-dry soil moisture levels contributed to the May 16 wind-driven dust storm that coated Chicago and much of northwestern Illinois in a pesky layer of dust and debris, according…
The last time veteran rock-funk-folk-jazz-country-swamp boogie band Little Feat played in the Peoria area, during the 2022 Summer Camp Music Festival, the group of seasoned musicians…
PEORIA – A dozen students of Bradley University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute crowded around a horseshoe of tables in a conference room at Peoria NEXT Innovation Center…
SPRINGFIELD — In a year when many state agencies received little or no funding increase, state lawmakers approved an increase of $15.7 million, or 22.4 percent, for general operating…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight…
Cutting out funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services is among the priorities of the Trump administration’s Department of Governmental Efficiency, ostensibly in order…
WEST CHICAGO – A West Chicago company is investing $10 million to construct a manufacturing operation to enhance production of its powered stick packs and ensure it can meet consumer…
CHICAGO – Gov. J.B.. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have announced 27 awards totaling $23 million through the Equitable Energy Future…
SPRINGFIELD — Heading into the end of the legislative session, consumer advocates, renewable energy industry groups and environmental advocates were hopeful about a bill that would…