Looking to chart the course for growth of Illinois river communities, 15 mayors gathered Nov. 7 in Peoria for the inaugural conference of the Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative at the Childers ...

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a murder at a Near South Side business. Souleymane Diallo, 33, a resident of the 2700 block of South Prairie Avenue, faces charges of first-degree ...

It’s been an open secret for almost two years that something important was buried next to the historic Haymarket Martyr’s Monument in Forest Park. On Oct. 3, archaeologists and volunteers dug up an ...

A jury on Friday found an Edwardsville man guilty of felony charges in connection with an attack on a Glen Carbon doctor in his home. The jury found Timothy Rodgers, 40, guilty of home invasion (a ...

The Highland Park “No Kings” protest along the lawn at City Hall on Saturday brought out people of all ages holding signage with at least one person seen wearing a bright red “Make America Great Again ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D) will continue to be banned from receiving Holy Communion in his home diocese for his pro-choice stance. Citing church law, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Springfield ...

First of three stories on a proposed Winnebago County solar farm A proposal to build a 75-acre solar farm in northwest Winnebago County hit a snag when the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals ...

A bronze statue of Northern Illinois University’s nationally-known Siberian Husky mascot now has a permanent home outside Huskie Stadium. Diesel, who patrolled NIU football sidelines for nine years, ...

A Bloomington man was killed Saturday morning when involved in a traffic accident. The crash involving two sedans occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday at Wylie Drive and West Market Street.

Breathing new life into a stretch of Salt Creek is the name of the game behind an environmental restoration project that began with the removal of the Graue Mill dam. The removal of the dam was part ...

On New Year’s Eve 2019, an Illinois Appellate court reversed former Concordia baseball coach Spiro Lempesis’ convictions for criminal sexual abuse and ordered a new trial. The appellate justices found ...

PEORIA – Jury selection was completed Monday in the trial of ex-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, charged with killing Springfield resident Sonya Massey. Moved to Peoria County due to ...