The National Weather Service has preliminary confirmation of nine tornadoes in Central Illinois on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.

A line of thunderstorms that swept through Greater Peoria on Thursday evening has left thousands with no electricity service.

Komatsu marked the grand opening of its new Peoria mining and surface haulage headquarters Wednesday with a ceremonial tree planting, a fitting symbol for a company whose name translates from Japanese as "little pine tree." Executives said the new facility signals their commitment to the future of manufacturing in the region and to the planet itself.

Billions of dollars in wind farm projects all over Illinois are on hold, including two projects in McLean County, two in Peoria County, and one in Tazewell County.

An additional $1 million in federal funding will help Peoria County pay for preliminary design engineering on a project to revitalize Radnor Road, although construction may still be years away.

A Morton farmer was applying pesticides on a farm near the Bethel Lutheran School, which was hosting an outdoor school event. A parent of one of the kids affected filed a compliant that the farmer did not take the proper precautions associated with high wind.

East Peoria leaders want fresh air to be a permanent attraction at Levee Park after placing a ban on smoking and vaping at the new public green space adjacent to City Hall.

Peoria County officials are seeking public feedback and clearing up misunderstandings about the outdoor emergency sirens.

Seniors age 65 and older who live in an owner-occupied home in Pekin are eligible for a $1.50 discount on their monthly solid waste collection bill.

A pending property sale that would see O’Brien Steel acquire land near the Illinois River from the Detweiller Trust has drawn scrutiny from some community members over the potential loss of river access and green space.