Peoria News

There's a trend happening in central Illinois. They're popping up in store fronts and starting in basements.

He and a 15 year-old accomplice are being held for armed robberies at "The Mix" restaurant on Knoxville April 14th, a robbery at a nearby Walgreen's and Jimmy John's near the Bradley campus.

As "The Heartland Sound Staged" nears principle production, producers of the local TV pilot hold dress rehearsal Tuesday night in Peoria Heights.

Scam artists could be trying to take advantage of people looking for a cheaper energy bills.

The Old Time Music Preservation Association will host the 38th Annual World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest May 24-28, 2012 at the Four Points By Sheraton Peoria Downtown hotel.

The previously discussed Planes Mistaken for Stars show at Saint Vitus is more than just a one-off after all.

The Salvation Army will be set up at the old Firestone store at Northwoods Mall in Peoria on Saturday to collect bikes for needy area children.

Kelvin Patterson watches his sister's Peoria home on Ellis St. while she's away.

PEORIA, Ill -- Average retail gasoline prices in Peoria have fallen almost nine cents per gallon, averaging $3.67 per gallon on Sunday.

Foote, Jordan, and White were all members of the State Champion Peoria High Basketball team and have since posted bond.

"We've already got a promise from WTVP to air the pilot locally, but what's even more exciting is they've made an effort to be our agent regionally so this could go national pretty quick," says Ellis.

The Red Cross is helping a family of four after a house fire in Peoria. It happened a little after 6:15 Sunday evening in the 1100 block of E. Forrest Hill.

PEORIA, Ill -- The Race for the Cure has been a staple in Peoria for 27 years. For many Central Illinois families it has become a family tradition.

PEORIA, Ill. -- An Illinois State Trooper with ties to St. Jude has honored the memory of Dax Locke in a very special way.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Students at Peoria High School got a sobering lesson Friday. The school teamed up with the American Red Cross to stage a prom-night crash re-enactment. Michelle Watson of Manito also spoke with the students.

Alert that was put out by authorities in Illinois shortly after the children were reportedly taken from family core counseling center in Peoria.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation is one step closer to cleaning up the River City's 61605 zip code.

If you've lived in or around Peoria for more than, say, 10 minutes, you probably know that if you're not participating in some way in the Race for the Cure, you might want to stay away from the Metro Centre early Saturday.

The Most Reverend Bishop Daniel Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, has been attacked repeatedly for using a reference to the intolerance of Hitler and Stalin from his pulpit the week following Easter Sunday.

PEORIA, Ill. -- A bus load of Richwoods High School students came to the RiverPlex to apply for part-time jobs.