The fiberglass bison springing up around Peoria County are more than just a clever pun on “bicentennial.” They’re also an homage to the powerful bovine that once called the vanished prairies of the ...

The West Bluff Council looks to improve the quality of life in the West Bluff. The eight associations are Moss-Bradley, Arbor District, Randolph-Roanoke, Armstrong-Ellis, Orchard District, Columbia ...

Graceland Center for Purposeful Living here to help older adults "Age with Vitality." Check out the Life Together Center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays Read more → ...

by Terry Bibo • July 7, 2025 • 0 Comments At the April 30 meeting of the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria at General Wayne A. Downing Airport, board members reported on the state of flight in ...

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Illinois Department of Public Health’s 2nd Quarterly Report showed 13 facilities cited for violations, with fines totaling $143,600. Read more → ...

Donald Trump is a narcissist. He cannot be shamed, he does not know right from wrong. So it is not Trump to be condemned, but whoever carries out his plans, his wishes, his self aggrandizement, his ...

A group of current and former Bradley University professors, along with the school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), alleges in a new lawsuit that the Peoria ...

On a 14-1 vote, the board approved a zoning request in Kickapoo Township for an Ameren 2.5 megawatt solar farm to serve 420 homes and businesses. It is the first solar farm in the county with battery ...

People of a certain age may hear “Pleasant Valley” and think of the Monkees’ ’60s musical-comedy TV show, but Pleasant Valley School District 62 sees no laughing matter in meeting teaching obstacles ...

The film “Glory” tells the story of the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, ...

Good to see plans for two new amphitheaters and Scottish Rite; congrats to Generals Hal Fritz and Dan McDonough; now sing! It’s the holiday season. A time to be thankful and joyful. Let’s put behind ...