College sophomore Taylor Larson knows what it’s like to be a scared little kid in the hospital and how much something as simple as a stuffed bear can help. “When I was 8 years…
Wildlife Prairie Park is one of the many natural resource treasures in Illinois. Their mission of conservation, education, and recreation goes hand-in-hand with the mission of the University…
Like many pet owners, Tracey Warner found it difficult to wrangle her anxious feline, Tango, into a cat carrier for a stressful trip to the vet for a check-up and vaccinations. “It…
One hundred years ago, Fulton John Sheen knelt in The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria. His first mass took place…
It’s tough to say how many days and nights Ivan Tharp has spent at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, enough, though, for the East Peoria sophomore to choose it as the focus of…
A group hoping to preserve the history of Peoria Heights is asking the public to search their basements, closets and attics for forgotten items that might help tell the story of the…
REGIONAL College expanding tuition-free program Eureka College is collaborating with a trio of local high schools — Eureka High School, East Peoria Community High School and Washington…
A jury has convicted 13 members of the Peoria street gang known as Bomb Squad for conspiracy to organize and operate the gang as a criminal enterprise that has plagued the Peoria community…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
Chicago man charged with hate ...A Chicago man faces multiple felonies in connection with properties being defaced ...
