Amarian D. Billups Wilson encountered murder at a young age, according to his mother. Billups Wilson, 18, was arrested this week in the brutal death of an 18-month-old boy, booked on charges that include first-degree murder. Billups Wilson is the brother of Albert Billups-Wilson, 8, sh...

PEORIA - The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted three local offices of federal agencies: the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Trustee Program and the Federal Drug Administration. The Peoria offices are listed among 748 "lease terminations" on the DOGE website. H...

By: Greg Batton From time to time, I am asked if it's ok if a friend puts me down as a reference. The answer is always "yes". This happened recently and when I was contacted by the person want...

By: Greg Batton I became friends with Gary Gillis about 40 years ago. It makes me happy that over all that time we are still friends. Recently, I was a guest on Gary's podcast, "What's The Stor...