Plenty of sunlight cascaded over an open field just west of Pottstown on Thursday morning, perhaps a bright sign for Ameren Illinois as the utility company begins construction on a renewable energy facility for Greater Peoria.

Tazewell County Board members Wednesday approved a new guaranteed maximum price for the construction of the three-story Tazewell County Justice Center Annex. The price is $43,498,217.

A charity run from Bloomington-Normal to Peoria turns 40 this year. It was the first of more than 30 satellite fundraisers convening in Peoria by foot. Proceeds support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its affiliate clinics across the country — the first of which opened in Peoria in 1972.

East Peoria residents looking to check their heart health can now test their blood pressure through the Fondulac District Library.

Insurance companies operating in Illinois have a transparency problem with state regulators and consumers, four top state officials alleged Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is hailing this week's announcement of a trade agreement with the European Union and recent ones with Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Japan as the Trump administration continues to reshape the global economy.

The man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of a Peoria teen has been sentenced to a maximum 85-year prison term for the crime.

Peoria County's Sustainability and Resource Conservation Department will hold a hazardous household waste collection drive Saturday morning at Expo Gardens in Peoria.

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central talks with Friends of Rocky Glen board member Valerie Wolfe about the upcoming Kickapoo Creek Festival. This free three-day event takes place at Sommer Farm, August 8-10.

The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and detailed information about the state’s efforts to scrub ineligible voters from the rolls.