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The Illinois River is closed. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports the Army Corps of Engineers halted boat and barge traffic Sunday from Dresden to…

A house fire in Bartonville claimed the life of four-year-old John Bankes III.The midday fire-call at 312 Buena Vista came with the report of a child…

UnityPoint Health wants to get local participation in colorectal cancer screenings up to 80 percent this year.Dr. Keith Knepp is the hospital's regional…

State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth is the new Speaker Pro Tempore of the Illinois House.The Peoria Democrat is the highest-ranking member of the…

Peoria Public Schools will return to in-person instruction for some students starting next month.Kindergarten and first grade students will go back to the…

A Springfield man pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking young women for sex in central Illinois.Franshon Stapleton, 47, pleaded guilty to four sex…

The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is entering into a partnership with Chicago-based Transdev to manage and operate its CityLift paratransit and…

The Tri-County area is reporting 217 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths linked to the coronavirus on Wednesday.That brings the case count up…

The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity has fired a group of employees and is investigating alleged improper distribution of gift cards.

A Peoria County man is dead after a weekend crash in Camden County, Missouri.