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PEORIA — An extension of the Rock Island Greenway, one that would make it easier to access the Peoria riverfront, is on the radar of city officials. The city of Peoria will be submitting an application to secure $1 million in federal grant...
The city of Peoria is seeing a slight increase in the number of shootings in 2026 compared to the same time in 2025, along with a jump in the number of homicides. The Peoria Police Department released its year-to-date crime report Tuesday for...
SPRINGFIELD – Part of Illinois’ newly approved $55.9 billion state budget includes pause of a scheduled increase for the statewide gas tax. The Motor Fuel Tax was scheduled to increase by 1.3 cents on July 1, but the approved budget pauses the...
A Peoria man was arrested Tuesday after police say he stopped a man west of the city posing as a deputy from the Peoria County Sheriff ’s Office, took the person’s driver’s license and drove off while also in possession of a large amount of...
Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the 2026 hurricane season, has formed far from land in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 11 a.m. ET June 3, Amanda had sustained winds of 40 mph and was located...
PEORIA — A new bar and restaurant concept operated by Jonah’s needs more time to open as it has hit construction delays. Jonah’s 101 Oyster Bar, which is opening at Keller Station on Knoxville Avenue, requested and received a second sixmonth...
President Donald Trump’s lawyers told the Supreme Court on June 2 that they will soon be appealing the $83.3 million jury award Trump was ordered to pay to writer E. Jean Carroll after denying he sexually assaulted her. The court has been...