Author Archives: Julia Bradley

Another chance to learn about Peoria's budget process. The city is holding a second public budget meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at the Gateway Building, located on NE Water Street. The meeting will give re...

Restoring access to the Peoria County Courthouse. Peoria officials say the Jefferson Street entrance to the courthouse is set to reopen Monday morning. The area of the courthouse building has been clo...

(Springfield)- On First Responder Day at the Illinois State Fair, Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation and two executive orders to support public safety and first responders the Illino...

The City of East Peoria will hold a public forum on potential regulation of recreational marijuana and businesses that would sell it next week. The forum will occur during a city council working sessi...

Police Chief Brian Fengel is retiring after serving the Village of Bartonville for 29 years. Announced Friday, Fengel has been appointed as director/coordinator for the Central Illinois Police Trainin...

PCAPS is inviting Peoria County residents to come help 'Clear the Shelter' on Saturday. Peoria County Animal Protection Services Director Becky Spencer says it will be the perfect time to pick out a n...

(SPRINGFIELD) - Last summer, a Kankakee County resident tested positive for Heartland virus, the first case reported in Illinois. In response to this human case, the Illinois Department of Public Heal...

(AP) - Two suspicious objects that prompted an evacuation of a major lower Manhattan subway station during the morning commute Friday are not explosives, police said. The bomb squad cleared the items ...

(AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway. The 44-year-o...

Peoria firefighters were called to the 800 block of W. Trailcreek Drive for a man trapped in a storm drain. It happened around 2:00 p.m. Thursday. Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said people standing o...