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New Mexico's Gov. Bill Richardson declared a state of emergency along the border in August, citing escalating violence stemming from drug and human smuggling. Carrie Kahn visited the New Mexico border and profiles a small town on the front lines of the border war.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley is identifying one of the two people killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident Thursday in Pekin.

The Associated Press has learned that Peoria Congressman Aaron Schock billed taxpayers more than $10,000 on private flights last fall that included a trip…

Peoria Congressman Aaron Schock spent more than $10,000 in taxpayer funds for at least 10 staff members to accompany him to New York City. Schock made the…

The deadline for communities affected by last month’s devastating weather to submit for federal public assistance is Tuesday. The Tazewell County Board…

Local, state, and federal lawmakers or their aides attended an annual meeting held by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission yesterday. Larry…

Students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria presented about 25 different research projects Monday. The students had two to three…

The annual District 150 ‘State of The Schools’ address is usually this month. But Superintendent Grenita Lathan is working with the Peoria Chamber of…

Ex-convicts could benefit from a proposed two-year vocational and rehabilitation training program in Peoria. The non-profit Adams Street Foundation is…

State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is sponsoring a bill that keeps working families from losing child care assistance. The Peoria…