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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois students can compete for a cash prize by writing letters to authors. Secretary of State Jesse White says students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the state...

Peoria Police responded to a shooting on Trewyn Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers located a teenager who had been shot in the leg. The teen was transported to a local hospital...

Springfield, Ill.- The Office of the State Fire Marshal kicks off National Fire Prevention Week 2019. Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed October 6 through October 12 as Fire Prevention Week in Illinois. ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois OSHA has released its fiscal year 2019 top five list of safety violations for municipal public works departments across the state. Hazard communications, or the labe...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Clydesdales are back. Weather permitting, the Budweiser horse mascots are scheduled to descend upon East Peoria for the 2019 Festival of Lights Parade of Lights. 2019R...

According to a new survey, 43% of Americans say it's okay to put up your Christmas decorations before Halloween. (Really?) And 60% are fine with stores starting to put their Christmas stuff out this m...

PEORIA, Ill. — CEFCU warns its members about a new scam. According to a post on CEFCU’s Facebook page, members have been receiving text messages, appearing to be from CEFCU asking if they ...

PEORIA, Ill. — The Salvation Army prepares for the holiday season. The Corps announced Thursday that two brothers will lead this year’s annual Tree of Lights campaign. Wayne and Ken Baum h...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to a new five-decade low of 3.5-percent, while employers added a modest 136,000 jobs. The Labor Department says that despite the ul...