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Second River Suspect Found in Peoria
Police have now two men in custody after an early morning chase that left a car in the Illinois River.
Tazewell County Board Yet To Vote on Video Gaming Ban
It's not game over yet for the 25 businesses in the unincorporated areas of Tazewell County that depend on 'amusement only' video gaming to bring in customers.
Tazewell County to Vote on Video Poker
The Tazewell County Board will vote Wednesday on a measure some business owners say could make or break their bottom line.
Writer confesses to a life of journalistic crimes
Writer confesses to a life of journalistic crimes
After weeks of waiting hundreds of Peoria and Marshall county residents received the H1N1 shot Monday.
Video Poker Gambling in Illinois
Video Poker gambling in Illinois is now legal but, some counties are choosing not to participate.
Prescription Drug Disposal Program
Illinois American Water has partnered with State Senator Dave Koehler, the Tazewell County Health Department and the Pekin Police Department to start a prescription drug disposal program.
Underage drinking is another problem police often have to tackle. On Tuesday, some local law enforcement officers learned new ways to fight the booze battle with teens.
Macon County Tourism Tops $100 Million in 2008
Macon County was one of just 21 counties in Illinois to draw $100 million or more in tourism dollars last year, bringing in $107.48 million according to a recent tourism economic impact report from the State of Illinois.
Illinois Spotlight: Deficits could affect plows
Municipal budgets are tightening in Illinois, which means replacing older snowplows could be a slower process.
Elliott D. Lampton, 31, 112 S. Vermillion St., Unit 3, was arrested at 3:17 p.m. Wednesday at his home on a complaint of domestic battery and on a Will County warrant for failure to appear.
Becky Behm Could Receive Settlement
It could be a big pay out for a former Tazewell County jail inmate. The County Board will vote Wednesday to secure $175,000 to Becky Behm.
Local hospitals are trying to fight off the H1N1 flu by limiting the number of people coming through their doors.
The H1N1 vaccine is in high demand. Health departments in Central Illinois and around the country are waiting to get the vaccine... but there's a shortage.
Shot Shortage Leads To Canceled Clinics
The Tazewell County Health Department has run out of the H1N1 vaccine as it waits on its next shipment.
Tazewell County Residents Flock to Delavan For Flu Shots
The C-D-C has been rationing the coveted H1N1 flu vaccine nationwide. "It's our understanding that Illinois' allocation of vaccine was exceeded last week so that this week some of that vaccine is being held," said Jason Marks, Peoria County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.
Peoria County just announced its H-1-N-1 vaccine clinics. The first is this Friday from 9 a-m to noon at the health department but only for pregnant women and children under 6 months old.
Peoria Teen Indicted for ICC incident
A Peoria teenager was indicted Thursday by a Tazewell County Grand Jury for allegedly resisting police in connection with what police are describing as a gang related weekend fight and shooting at Illinois Central College in East Peoria last month.
At Broadmoor Junior High in Pekin a number of students and their families took part in Lights on Afterschool Program.
TimesNewspapers earns journalism excellence awards
TimesNewspapers picked up 14 awards Friday in the Illinois Press Association's "Best of the Press 2009" editorial contest, three of which were first-place awards.
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