Category Archives: Local News

(Reuters) - At least 22 people have died and 50 others are reported missing after heavy flooding hit parts of Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. A dispatcher at the Humphreys County Sheriff's Offi...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Singapore that the United States was focusing on evacuation efforts taking place in Afghanistan and that there w...

PEORIA, Ill. -- A shooting near Peoria's Harrison Homes sent two people to hospital early Monday morning. Peoria Police were initially called just after 12:30 a.m. to the 2000 block of S. Frieden and ...

MORTON, Ill. - Morton Dist. 709 Superintendent Jeff Hill is reminding parents and families that a mask mandate will remain in place for students and staff in schools. Hill, in a weekly update, says wh...

PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital following a shooting in South Peoria. Peoria Police Sgt. Amy Dotson said the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of West Pro...

BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria Motorcycle Club celebrated two comebacks Saturday. The first was for the club itself, which hosted the Law Tigers Peoria TT races presented by Country Saloon. The event ...

CHICAGO, Ill. - REUTERS - Mitchell Trubisky torched his former team by throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown to lead the visiting Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday i...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House and Senate will return to Springfield on August 31 for a special session focused on redistricting. Lawmakers will discuss potential changes in the legislative ma...

PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin-based Reditus Labs has released new data indicating the Delta variant is mutating rapidly in Illinois, and nearly all who have tested positive for COVID-19 are infected with the v...

CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed seven pieces of legislation to address domestic violence and remove some of the obstacles survivors face. The laws include protections for studen...