Peoria County

All of the designs include symbols meant to be representative of Peoria County's roots in rivers and agriculture.

A 40-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by another vehicle Wednesday night in Peoria County.

Peoria County is looking for a design for the first-ever county flag, and the county board is turning to residents for help.

Peoria County voters are likely to see an option to eliminate the county auditor's office on the November 2022 ballot.

Residents and businesses who opted into the aggregation program and had Homefield Energy as their supplier will now remain on the Ameren Illinois supply through next May.

As the road construction season picks up heading into the summer, drivers may have to endure a longer period of delays and detours this year. Peoria County engineer Amy McLaren says work on some of their projects has been pushed back as much as 6-8 months, and they may not be able to afford as many repairs as they had hoped.

The Peoria metropolitan area is shrinking in population, with the combination of deaths outnumbering births and more people moving away, resulting in a decline of close to 3,000 people between 2020 and 2021.

The healthcare organization plans to convert the 16-acre property at 2223 W. Heading Ave. into the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center.

A proposed agreement will continue intergovernmental oversight of Peoria's historic Springdale Cemetery, with one significant change.

Ice, high winds, and more than a foot of snow accumulation are possible Tuesday night through Thursday morning, as a major winter storm moves through the region.