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The Southside Community United for Change is reintroducing the “litter patrol” program, offering kids a way to make money while cleaning up neighborhoods and learning some life skills.

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 Tri-County Long-Term Recovery Center opened in Washington today. The goal of the facility in Sunnyland Plaza is to help residents affected by the…

Two wins away from a potential state championship, this year’s Peoria High School girls basketball team has advanced farther than any other in program history.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is looking to build a new emergency domestic violence shelter in Pekin after the city council approved a land purchase agreement for a 1.8-acre property near downtown.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she doesn't have any problems with how programs were selected for the second round of violence prevention funding through the city, but she’s open to taking a closer look at the process.

The possible elimination of Illinois’ grocery tax could leave municipalities across the state facing an unexpected revenue shortfall.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted after more than a century of voting discrimination across the United States. However, in 2021, many Americans are still worried that recent legislation surrounding voting rights will threaten the 15th amendment that protects all citizens’ right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Taxes have been in the spotlight at the state Capitol this spring, most visibly the fate of the state's income tax rates. But another tax plan, floated...

East Peoria is moving forward with the process at least several months in the making to create a new TIF district along its riverfront surrounding the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino.