Construction is set to begin on a new $8.1 million water filtration plant in Peoria Heights, believed to be the largest public works project in the village’s history.

The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in custody after a woman and an infant were killed Friday morning in an incident at the Royal Oaks Estates mobile home community.

Central Illinois native Fulton Sheen is now "Blessed," and as the first American-born bishop to be beatified, has a clear path to sainthood.

New student enrollment is on the rise at Bradley University, although overall enrollment has fallen just below 4,000 for the first time in at least 36 years.

A Washington bar will receive a $34,000 grant from the city to help pay for a project to replace its doors and renovate its parking lot.

Chester Weger was convicted of killing one of three suburban Chicago women whose battered bodies were found in the popular state park in 1960. He spent about 60 years in prison.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Elizabeth Klise, executive director of the Peoria Historical Society, about a new exhibition entitled "Joseph Petarde: Maestro of Stone," on view Oct. 1-28 at Peoria Public Library’s Main Library.

The new Peoria Basketball League, a 10-team adult men’s competitive league, held an exhibition day last weekend at Peoria Academy as it prepares to debut its inaugural season in early October.

A 20-year-old Peoria woman has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for the 2025 shooting death of a woman who was sitting in a vehicle along the city’s riverfront.

Adjusted plans for a $5.9 million mixed-use development in Peoria’s Warehouse District will nearly triple the number of residential units while reducing the amount of commercial space.