whiskey

Following his death in February 2024, the nonprofit Will Kenny Foundation was established in his memory to benefit educational programs in Central Illinois. The group has provided three scholarships so far, and now it’s hoping to do even more.

The former Biehls commercial dry cleaners on Industrial Road is now home to a whiskey distillery.New owner Andy Faris is reviving the J.K. Williams…

Bob Parkhurst is with us to talk about Corn Stock Theatre's "Vaudeville and Whiskey Revue." The show is an homage to Peoria's vaudeville history. It…

There’s another whiskey crop is coming in from the fields. In the past several years, micro-distilleries have appeared across the country as consumers…

The owners of Peoria’s Cooperage 214 building on Pecan Street in the Warehouse District are being recognized for the historic preservation practices…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Peoria Historical Society's history tours may become history themselves. Beth Johnson, who chairs the society's history tours,…

A local craft distiller is rolling out barrels of a new whiskey variety.JK Williams Distilling in East Peoria announced Thursday their first batch of…

CHICAGO (AP) - The alcohol maker Beam Suntory has announced that it will move its global headquarters to Chicago from suburban Deerfield by the end of…

The East Peoria-based spirits-maker J.K. Williams Distilling is rolling out barrels of new whiskey varieties this month. One of those new releases has a…