The proposed changes to the Westlake Special Service Area would extend its duration 15 years through 2055, and increase the area’s supplemental sales tax rate by 0.25% to 1%.

Bloomington state Rep. Sharon Chung has introduced a insurance bill that invites conversation and compromise between insurance companies and the state.

Pekin City Council members Dave Nutter and Jake Fletcher said Monday they will vote against the proposed data center in the city. There are seven council members, so two more "no" votes would kill the project.

Two years after opening, the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute in Peoria is ready to expand. A new 29,000-square-foot fourth floor area will feature medical oncology, surgical oncology and research components, along with space for more clinical trials.

OSF HealthCare representatives and community stakeholders participated in a groundbreaking Wednesday for the medical group's new primary care clinic at the southeast corner of U.S. Route 150 and Maher Road in Brimfield.

The City of Peoria has decided to drop its lawsuit over the proposed $160 million redevelopment of the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria.

The city of Pekin's efforts to hand over school bus transportation operations to Pekin Community High School this summer hit a snag this week.

A new program available in Tazewell County offers a way to protect notaries from fraudulent use of their legal stamps. The Notary Fraud Alert system from Fidlar Technologies is a free addition to the county’s existing suite of property fraud protection services from the Iowa-based company.

The Illinois state high school baseball tournament isn’t coming back to Peoria’s Dozer Park for the foreseeable future.

The city council approved the creation of two new TIF Districts on Tuesday, one focused on Northwoods Mall and the surrounding area and the other centered on the downtown Adams-Liberty block anchored by the city-owned PNC Bank Building.