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Illinois unemployment claims skyrocketed from 10,000 the week ending March 14 to more than 114,000 the following week. The reasons were business closures…

A continuing trend of increased air travel resulted in the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport reporting its highest passenger count ever recorded in July.

The Peoria County Election Commission no longer will apply prepaid return postage on its vote-by-mail ballots. NAACP Peoria president Marvin Hightower says that move could present a hardship for some voters.

The West Peoria Fire Department and community members gathered Wednesday to recognize the actions of a few brave individuals during a June 20 fire at Edgewood Apartments.

A good election, Jessily Joseph will tell you, is a boring one. "You don't want to be noteworthy," said Joseph, who was appointed executive director of the Peoria County Election Commission on May 21.

Caterpillar has finalized plans to consolidate and close much of its production in East Peoria. The company announced Fri. that it will lay off 350…

Skeletal remains found on the banks of the Illinois River over the weekend don't belong to any of the three Peoria County residents who have disappeared…

Three candidates are competing this June for the two available seats on the Peoria Public Schools board of education.

OSF HealthCare administered just over 4,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the last three weeks in the Tri-County region, according to Chief Nursing…

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she expects the Illinois State Police to conduct a full and transparent investigation into Monday night’s fatal shooting of a man by four Peoria police officers.