Peoria News

The Hallahan's fled Peoria 12 years ago before their sentencing on wire fraud charges.

World War II reenactors are in Peoria this weekend recreating D-Day. It's happening Saturday and Sunday at Sommer Park.

The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau board announced that Don Welch has accepted the position as CEO of the Bureau effective immediately.

Religion often comes alive in the face of persecution. Recently, Daniel Jenky , the bishop of Peoria, Ill., did not hesitate to play the persecution card in the dispute with the Obama administration over required health insurance coverage of birth control.

A 19-year-old man is dead, another victim in the hospital, after a violent afternoon in south Peoria.

Retiring Batavia High School music teacher and band director was honored last weekend at an alumni concert at the high school.

Logan Tuley-Tillman insisted he didn't think it was a big deal when he posted a picture on his Twitter account of him burning an envelope from Ohio State.

PEORIA, Ill -- with the 1 dollar tax per pack on cigarettes passed in the state legislature Tuesday, smokers we talked to aren't too happy about the tax.

We learning more about the fatal accident that occurred at Banner Marsh and Route 24 Tuesday between an SUV and a garbage truck.

PEORIA, Ill. -- On the last day of the school year Peoria District 150 took out a full-page ad at a cost of about $2,500 in the morning paper.

We may find out soon as Brainard hosts a contingent of Peoria, Illinois, city officials today for a tour of Carmel's many roundabouts .

The Performance Group from Merrilee Studios are, front row, from left: Helen Ward, Emma Dorcy, Savannah Hack, McKenna Coartney and Faith Adams.

A member of the United States Navy for the past 10 years, Navy Lt. Kyle Thomas has served in many different areas of the country.

Peoria, IL offensive lineman Logan Tuley-Tillman is a Michigan commit, and a darn good one at that; Tuley-Tillman is one of the highest-rated linemen in the nation.

Shamon Thompson, 27, was arrested yesterday in Sacramento, California for his alleged involvement in a shooting on January 31, 2009, in which the victim suffered gun shot wounds to the face and torso.

In Pekin, there's no place to pet a baby lemur..at least not yet. Steve Tibbs has wanted to open a petting zoo since his pet shop opened in November.

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PEORIA, Ill -- Police are searching for the suspect in an aggravated battery that took place Sunday morning on the 1800 block of S.Griswold Street.

PEORIA, Ill -- The Greater Peoria region exported more merchandise per capita than any other place in the United States by exporting nearly $30,000 worth of merchandise per person in 2010.

Average retail gasoline prices in Peoria have fallen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.65 per gallon yesterday.