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Motorcycles crash, 1 driver hospitalized
Two motorcycles collided Friday night in rural Bartonville, sending one driver to a Peoria hospital.
Pump prices pinching car dealers
A sign outside Uftring Chrysler advertises a buyer's incentive from Chrysler giving new car owners gas at $2.99 a gallon for three years.
June 30: New Area Road Projects
From flooding to just typical road construction, many state highways and interstates are full of orange barrels and barricades.
Library debate spurs new district talk
A month of confrontations between the Peoria Public Library Board and the City Council has renewed interest in discussing whether the library should be an autonomous district with elected representatives ...
For Sale Signs Equal Money to Be Made
To some, for sale signs throughout Central Illinois mean money to be made. Especially to people like Jody Kimbrell, a real estate broker, and a self professed home flipper.
Lincoln Way-Central, Limestone win titles
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Jackie Dugan pitched a six-hitter and Cassie Redman and Gabe Gavoni collected two hits each Saturday night as New Lenox Lincoln Way-Central downed Barrington 4-1 to win the girls 4A softball ...
Steel wire rod prices in the US up another $60 this month
This is the current ex-works mill base price for low-carbon wire rod used in wire mesh, pre-stressed concrete strand, fencing and other industrial quality products .
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing announces graduates
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing had graduation ceremonies May 18 for 81 students earning bachelor's degrees in nursing and six students earning master's degrees in nursing.
Each year at the Relay for Life in Bartonville, the walking team called Ladies and Gents of the Night posts a sign encouraging other teams to do just that.
Collected guns meet foundry's fire
The idea of a gun buyback, during which Springfield residents could turn over their unwanted weapons to police, no questions asked, seemed like a good one last fall.
As area police practice firing their weapons, the officers must be more careful than ever not to shoot wide of another target - their budgets.
Patriot Guard Riders showed their pride for the country and honored military members as they welcomed home troops Saturday.
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States, affecting more than one million people.
Upgrades may improve school congestion
Reckless driving and students and parents not looking out for each other are common problems around schools.
Online predators in heart of Illinois
“It seems unrealistic, but the proof is here”
Staying in touch is easy online for 15-year-old Allie Mayer. It is a way to keep friends up to date, or make plans without picking up the phone. via WHOI
“We are very impressed by our high school students, whose efforts are helping make our roadways safer”
Some Peoria area teens will be getting some special behind-the-wheel driving instruction this week as part of the "Operation Teen Safe Driving" program. via WEEK-TV
Behind Bars On Child Porn Charges
A Bartonville man is in jail tonight on federal charges. Police say Richard Stambaugh Junior downloaded thousands of images of child pornography onto a computer. via WEEK-TV
Bartonville man arrested for child pornography
A Bartonville man is in jail after federal authorities said he downloaded thousands of images of child pornography. via WHOI
CAZENOVIA: Accident victim defies odds
“Nobody believed I could do it, but I proved all of them wrong.”
ADAM GERIK/JOURNAL STAR Katie Fisher visits with classmate Kevin Cassidy of Bartonville over coffee Saturday morning at llinois Central College North during a break from psychology class. via Journal Star
PEORIA: Soldier's funeral is Sunday in Ohio
Tens of thousands of people will fill the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ball Park on Sunday to pay their final respects to an Bartonville-based Army reservist whose body was found after he had been missing in ... via Journal Star