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The Bradley men’s basketball team will host North Alabama in a first-round National Invitation Tournament game Wednesday.

The Bartonville Police Department is reminding residents to stay away from power lines downed by Friday night's strong storms and wind.

Bradley University’s new president says he’s ready to address the challenges the Peoria institution needs to meet.

A 15-year-old boy is in custody at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center, charged with having a loaded handgun in his backpack at Manual High School.

A correctional officer was arrested and immediately fired from the Peoria County Jail Thursday night after an allegation of passing contraband to a detainee in exchange for money.

For proprietors of local Peoria coffee shops, the cost of operating the business has grown increasingly volatile in the past few months.

Illinois is among about a dozen states that have little or no homeschooling oversight. Some advocates want to do something about that.

State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican, is among the latest of Illinois lawmakers to propose legislation that would regulate the use and sales of an herbal substance called kratom.

The gloves came off Thursday as the six candidates running for three open seats on the Pekin City Council made what could be their final pitches to voters with the April 1 election less than three weeks away.

Illinois Central College is ending on-campus student housing at its East Peoria campus this summer.

Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a 2024 murder in Peoria.

James E. Shadid, a federal judge and native Peorian, has been named Bradley University’s 13th president.