Manual High School

After Peoria police arrested a 15-year-old boy Friday afternoon for a shooting that targeted the Manual High School building, Police Chief Eric Echevarria sought to reassure the community that the department is actively taking steps to keep schools safe.

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.

Illinois' former Mr. Basketball, Howard Nathan, has passed away at age 47.Nathan died Sunday at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria after he was…