The City of Peoria's snow removal crews have been working around the clock to clear roadways after a double dose of accumulation over a three-day span. Deputy Director of Public Works Sie Maroon says the back-to-back systems totaled about 5½ inches of snow Saturday, followed by another 2½ inches Monday.

Accumulation of between 2 to 5 inches is possible with snowfall starting in the afternoon and continuing primarily until around 10 p.m. Lighter snow may continue overnight.

Bradley University President James Shadid touted the gateway and its potential impact at Thursday’s Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Luncheon, a week after the university announced the project in an email to students, staff and alumni.

A coalition of mayors from communities along the Illinois River is working to protect the waterway and grow its economic opportunities.

The chief meteorologist at WEEK-TV is retiring on Oct. 15 after two generations of forecasting weather to the Peoria and Bloomington-Normal TV market.

Farmland owners who want to sell their acreage are holding back this fall, compared with this time last year — while land prices have declined slightly.

Heading into the last weekend of summer, the Bloomington-Normal area has had rain one time in the last month, according to data from state climatologist Trent Ford. The lack of rain has led to moderate drought for nearly all of McLean County.

For nearly a decade, green space and a parking area off East Jefferson Street owned by the Village of Morton has been called “Church Square” by village residents. But it wasn’t an official name.

A plan to use a charitable gift to develop an $11 million amphitheater along the Illinois River in Peoria has gained enthusiastic support from city leaders.

East Peoria Community Foundation President Sue Portscheller joined a host of other community and civic leaders for a soft opening and ribbon cutting at Levee Park.