Morton

A 62-year-old Peoria man has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle accident early Thursday on Interstate 74 near the Morton exit.

Illinois State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 74 early Thursday that killed one person and injured three others.

The first full-time firefighters in the Morton Fire Department's nearly 150-year history have a five-year contract with the village after their union ratified the agreement last week.

For nearly a decade, green space and a parking area off East Jefferson Street owned by the Village of Morton has been called “Church Square” by village residents. But it wasn’t an official name.

A business that needs code compliance work to open in Morton can now apply for a grant specifically created for that work.

Shoppers at Morton grocery stores will continue paying a 1% grocery sales tax next year, when the state's tax expires.

The Morton School District finally has begun sharing the cost of the school resource officer for Morton High School with the Village of Morton.

The village of Morton and Morton School District agreed this month to evenly split the $215,000 cost of installing rapid flashing beacon lights at crosswalks in front of three district schools.

Morton shoppers are paying a village sales tax for the first time in the village's history.

Full-time firefighters are on staff for the first time in the Morton Fire Department’s almost 150 year history.