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She's also a Peoria Promise scholarship recipient. Peoria Promise allows local students, like Fernandez, to attend Illinois Central College for free.

St. Vincent de Paul school in Peoria is ready to raise the curtain on its production of "Seussical Jr." Opening night is Friday, May 17th at 7pm.

An open house to honor Deacon John Murphy will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Harkrader Hall, St.

Brett Fitzgerald, Metamora Township High School senior, said art is too subjective to be able to judge an individual work."I don't really like contests," he said.

May 15, 2013 - Cormac Siegfried, son of EAA Director Emeritus Rand Siegfried, successfully completed his first solo flight in a powered aircraft on May 5 in his grandfather Robert "Old Bob" Siegfried's Boeing Stearman PT 17, the iconic World War II trainer.

The southern professional hockey league is approving the addition of the Bloomington Blaze and the Peoria Rivermen for the 2013-2014 season.

TNA Impact Pre-Sale Code For June 20th in Peoria, IL Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.15.2013 Tickets now on sale... - The pre-sale for the June 20th TNA Impact tapings in Peoria, IL started this morning at 10AM ET.

The annual East Peoria Carnival will take place May 22 through 26 in the parking lot at the Festival Building, 2200 E. Washington St.

The Rev. Robert R. Karjala, 83, of Galva, passed away at 9:59 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at OSF St.

A pioneer in regenerative medicine traveled from Sweden to the Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria last month to create a new trachea for a 2-year-old girl.

In the wake of Angelina Jolie's decision to get a double mastectomy, a Peoria woman remembers making the same decision because of the same genetic mutation.

Related Video x Video: Murder trial of David Gharrett Lori Ann Cook-Neisler Assistant States Attorney David Lee and lead defense attorney Ron Lewis make opening statements on the first day of the David Gharrett murder trial.

Average retail gas prices in Peoria have fallen very slightly in the past week, 0.3 cents per gallon, according to a survey released Monday by GasBuddy.com. Prices were 4.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago and 21.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.

Richard Kube, MD, CEO of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute and Prairie SurgiCare in Peoria, Ill., tackles some of the big issues facing spine surgeons in private practice today and how surgeons can be successful in the 21st century.

May 13-19 is the 2013 observance of Children's Book Week. This annual celebration is a great time to discover new books, enjoy old ones and share the fun of a good children's book with someone else.

A man described by authorities as homeless and a sex offender is accused of restraining a 10-year-old boy in central Illinois before witnesses got police to intervene.

Bradley Havermale, 19, of 3303 Lindell Ave. for Consumption of Alcohol by Minor at 1223 S 12th on 05/11/13. NTA Sammy L. James Jr., 27, and Heather M. Lucke, 28, both of 2030 Locust for Manufacture or delivery of cannabis 30-500 grams at their address on 05-10. Jettery M. Hibbard, 40, of 1212 N. 20th for violation of closing hours at 2001 Cedar on ... (more)

Elias is described as a pretty easy-going kid with a good sense of humor. Like many boys his age, Elias enjoys playing video games and some of his favorite foods include ham and turkey.

Field trips are a fun, memorable part of homeschooling , but the cost can become prohibitive.

Ted's Garage caught on fire last march. After an overwhelming plea from the public to re-build the owner announced it would be too much for him to handle.