A popular Peoria meat packing company was consumed by a fire so massive it required nearly a dozen fire departments to extinguish. The Limestone Township Fire Department was summoned…
After 10 years of providing a Thanksgiving dinner to folks who could use a meal and/or company, Sarah Williamson was not about to let a knee problem cancel everything this year. Faced…
It’s not any less awful for being so familiar. The last three high-profile attacks that have convulsed the nation, two in recent weeks, have been carried out by fringe loners…
History comes alive in Chillicothe this weekend when local storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis recreates a dramatic debate between Illinois Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards and Potawatomi…
NOV. 8-11 BU Theater Presents ‘She Kills Monsters’ Thur.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. Hartman Center for the Performing Arts, 1423 St. James St., Peoria $18; seniors $16; students…
This week’s roundup of farm and rural news headlines is led by the EPA’s decision to extend the registration of dicamba for over-the-top usage another two years. We have reaction…
Republicans have always justified their preferential treatment of the super-wealthy by trotting out the bogus “trickle-down theory.” They argue that as the rich get richer,…
COUNTY Author to speak at historical society’s meeting Author Tim Pletkovich will speak about his acclaimed book, “Nuns, Nazis, and Notre Dame: Stories of the Great Depression,…
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man 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 ...
No Kings rally held in ...The Highland Park “No Kings” protest along the lawn at City Hall ...
