Problems with bus service on the first day of school have prompted Pekin District 108 officials to cancel classes Thursday and Friday to rectify the transportation challenges.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali remains steadfast in her belief that the planned Phoenix Manor permanent supportive housing development on the South Side ultimately will benefit the neighborhood.

A McLean County jury convicted Tomiyale Anderson, 22, on all counts related to the shooting death of 17-year-old Kanye Stowers, a student at Richwoods High School in Peoria.

The City of Peoria continues to look at strengthening its enforcement targeting chronic nuisance properties. But a proposal championed by city council member Denise Jackson that would require around the clock staffing at large apartment complexes failed to advance.

A severe storm system that damaged buildings, downed trees and left thousands without power in Bloomington-Normal on Thursday largely spared the Tri-County region.

A potentially dangerous intersection in downtown Pekin soon will be converted into a four-way stop to make it safer.

The Peoria City Council has given initial approval for a $29 million permanent supportive housing complex for homeless families on the city’s South Side. Mayor Rita Ali said the Phoenix Manor development is a key step toward revitalizing the area.

The Pekin City Council on Monday delayed a decision on whether the city should renew its annual contract with Flock Safety for 54 license plate reading cameras. The issue was tabled until Aug. 24.

Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes said Todd Brown, 54, of Hanna City, was killed Friday afternoon after the semi tractor-trailer he was driving drove off the northbound lanes of Illinois Route 97.

A proposed 48-unit apartment complex at the site of the former Harrison School on Peoria's South Side would assist families transitioning out of homelessness, but residents who live in the vicinity feel the location is not the right place for such a development.