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The City of East Peoria announced its Fall Cleanup week will run Sept. 30 through Oct. 4. Items will be picked up on a resident's normal garbage day and. Residents may not set out items before Saturda...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police oversight agency has recommended the firing of an officer who shot his friend and lied about it. In a report completed this summer, the Civilian Office of Police Accoun...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University can add a few more accolades to its collection. The Peoria institution announced Monday it was named best in Illinois in four different categories by the U.S. News a...

  A man shot Sunday night in Peoria was the city's 18th homicide victim of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 23-year-old Kennard Hardy II, was pronounced dead at about 12:45 a.m....

September is Recovery month in Illinois. Events are planned statewide to raise awareness and celebrate recovery. The message this month is "Recovery Belongs," recognizing that substance abuse services...

Tazewell County Board Chairman David Zimmerman has announced plans to seek re-election in 2020. The 58-year-old Zimmerman was first elected chairman in 2008, after serving twelve years as a Tazewell C...

(AP) - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis says that when it comes to trying to negotiate an Afghanistan peace deal with the Taliban, the key question is whether they can be trusted. Mattis cites pa...

(AP) - The government in the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen by one to 44. Health Minister Duane Sands on Sunday confirmed the toll in a WhatsApp message to The Associated ...

Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics responded to a report of a fire at 2009 N. Central Ave. at 3:53 A.M. Sunday morning. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the roof at the front corner at the single sto...

A man told police he was shot in the head near Starcrest Cleaners, 1636 N. Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, at approximately 1:47 p.m. Saturday. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, with Peoria Police, s...