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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a man found dead in a parked truck was there for at least a month.

The Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington.

Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who was killed during an alleged motor vehicle theft at a South Peoria towing company.

After several years in the making, the South Side Mission’s new thrift store in Peoria’s 61605 neighborhood is now open.

The increase in calls was largely driven by a lack of safe housing for survivors, according to a new report from the group that operates the hotline.

The biggest increases were in Central Illinois, including Livingston, Logan and Piatt counties. Experts warn hotline contacts don't necessarily translate to an uptick in domestic violence incidents.

A group of current and former Bradley University professors, along with the school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), allege in a new lawsuit that the Peoria institution breached contracts and racially discriminated against an employee by enacting 2023’s budget cuts.

The two congressmen who represent parts of Greater Peoria were split Thursday on the proposal to cancel funding for foreign aid and public media.

Data shared between departments for immigration, abortion-related investigations

With the popular Spirit of Peoria riverboat no longer among the city’s riverfront attractions, the idea of replacing it with a stop on a potential Illinois River cruise line has been mentioned as one option.

The lines for emergency calls in Tazewell County’s 911 dispatch center are back in service after being down for several hours Thursday.

The Peoria County Coroner has identified the man killed in a motor vehicle theft that turned into reckless homicide in South Peoria on Monday.