Friday evening, Peorians honored Brooks, a longtime resident who played for the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs in the early 1960s and went on to coach for decades at Woodruff and Manual High Schools.

The Peoria Park District is gearing up for a major overhaul of the Owens Ice Center, brought about by the need to replace the outdated system that freezes the ice on the rinks.

The Peoria Chiefs are promising fans they will see the team hit a home run at Dozer Park. The High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals announced the homer guarantee promotion ahead of Tuesday’s home series opener against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

The top 10 teams in the 11-team league will qualify for the postseason tournament and the top two seeds will get automatic bids to the semifinals.

The Bradley University athletics department will take over management of revenue sharing support and fundraising for its basketball teams, the university announced on Wednesday.

Pritzker says he’s open to special session as he takes calls from Bears

When the World Cup soccer tournament begins Thursday, a Central Illinois congressman will see nine years of work begin to pay off.

A source cautioned that Friday’s announcement didn’t eliminate Arlington Heights from consideration, were the state to find a way to give the Bears property tax certainty on the 326-acre plot they own.

Tom Hammerton has been named the general manager for the Bradley University men’s and women’s basketball programs.

East Peoria leaders want fresh air to be a permanent attraction at Levee Park after placing a ban on smoking and vaping at the new public green space adjacent to City Hall.

Gov. JB Pritzker and community leaders see the Peoria Park District’s $6.5 million transformation of the Golf Learning Center as an economic driver for the region.

Former U-High girls basketball coach Mike Sondgeroth recalls Meier being “a player who was devoted to the program and gave her all."