Decembrrrr is just around the corner, and with it, the frigid temperatures that turn most people into homebodies. But the chill of the season also brings with it many reasons to…
After what was a dreary weekend of busy sump pumps and shop vacs for most people, at least one person in Central Illinois was happy with the weather the morning of May 1. “The…
Just after delivering a sobering blow to Peoria with plans to shutter its world headquarters for Chicago, Caterpillar, Inc. seems to have made yet another jab on a national…
A road trip took a turn for the worse Jan. 19 for a Georgia hockey team on its way to face the Peoria Rivermen in a weekend series. The Columbus Cottonmouths’ charter bus…
JAN. 6 Make Windows 10 Work for You Friday, 4 p.m. Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing Free Adults can learn the basic tips and tricks to make Windows 10 a bit easier to…
A local librarian is on a mission to help people create Little Free Libraries where no library card is needed and overdue book fines don’t exist. Morton Public Library Director…
Through all of the changes to our world in the past nine decades, there has been one notable constant in Peoria: Global heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has called the city…
JAN. 19 Chapter Chatters Book Club Meets Thursday, 3:30 p.m. Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing Free Youth aged 9-12 will discuss the book “The Westing Game”…
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Video released from Chicago officers’ ...The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released video and other materials ...
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
