Illinois 4-H members and other youth from throughout central Illinois gathered for the annual 4-H Clover Clinic held at Illinois Central College on Feb. 16. University of Illinois Extension…
A shadow of grief has gathered over the area in the wake of the sudden and unexpected death of a celebrated Peoria school principal. Peoria Notre Dame High School principal and coach…
STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
STATE New minimum wage debate expected The Illinois Senate is expected this week to start discussing a new plan to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters of the…
Peoria police are still looking for suspects in the Jan. 30 shooting deaths of two men. Police found Braden M. Huerta, 22, and Alijah W. Sumrell, 23, in the 200 block of East Virginia…
CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
The Chillicothe Rotary Club and Lions Club have teamed up to offer the public a chance to view bald eagles on the Illinois River while feasting on an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage…
It may still be the middle of winter, but the Chillicothe Public Library is thinking spring and launching an eight-session program series on the importance of pollinators and how the…
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