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A southwest Illinois county is suing pharmaceutical companies, alleging the prescription painkiller epidemic is worse due to deceptive marketing.The…

The U.S. Small Business Association awarded the City of Peoria a $50,000 grant. The funds aim to make it easier to start a business by reducing the amount…

Bruce Rauner has issued a state disaster proclamation for 23 counties devastated by severe storms this summer and has asked the Federal Emergency…

A registered nurse is running for Peoria County Coroner in next year’s election. Democrat Jamie Harwood is a nurse at OSF and previously served as a…

The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state has 73 known mumps cases right now and more than two-thirds are in Champaign County. State and…

Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The group handles law enforcement…

The longtime director of Peoria County Animal Protection Services is retiring this summer. Lauren Malmberg is leaving after 35 years with the group. She…

Peoria County is looking to use an outside consultant to find ways to cut costs and boost revenue. The full Board will consider spending $192,000 to hire…

The director of the Peoria City/County Health Department is leaving the post June 30th. Greg Chance has led the department for six years. He says one top…

Peoria County has millions of dollars it can loan to businesses to boost economic development. The program could also include dollars for not-for-profits.…