Wednesday May 15 | PeoriaTimes-Observer
A young girl enjoys a ride at the East Peoria carnival last year.
The annual East Peoria Carnival will take place May 22 through 26 in the parking lot at the Festival Building, 2200 E. Washington St.
Wednesday May 15 | PeoriaTimes-Observer
Illinois Central College offers summer day camp for children
The camp which will operate on the East Peoria Campus is for children ages 6-12 and will be staffed from 6:45 a.m.-5 p.m. A variety of enrollment rates are available, ranging from daily to weekly to the entire summer.
Marathon shutting down Bob Michel Bridge
The Bob Michel Bridge over the Illinois River will be closed to all traffic from 6:30 until 9 a.m. Sunday, May 19 due to the River City Marathon, according to the East Peoria Police Department.
Homeless Man Arrested for Kidnapping 10 Year Old
A homeless man is behind bars after allegedly luring and restraining a 10 year old boy behind the city post office Friday afternoon.
Peorian Convicted of East Peoria Homicide
A Tazewell County jury Friday afternoon found a Peoria man guilty of all charges in an East Peoria homicide last year.
July 4 festivities include fireworks, .38 Special concert
For the third straight year, the UnityPoint Health-Methodist Red White and Boom will feature a pyrotechnics show with a six-figure cost for fireworks.
Landslide Victims Won't Return to East Peoria Homes
Residents of Kaitlin Court and Sunnybrook Drive were evacuated from their homes after heavy rains caused a landslide in their backyards.
How to Clean Hair Dye Off a Sink
Hello out there, cupcakes. If you are reading this article, there is a good chance that it's because you dyed your hair in a bathroom that does not belong to you.
For the Love of Animals: Fighting for Adoption, Owner Responsibility
Five to seven million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year.
Landslide Homeowners Asking East Peoria for Assistance
There are four homes in East Peoria that have been temporarily condemned. The properties lost their back yards and part of their decks down a landslide after heavy rainfall.
Wildlife Prairie Park Owner Transfer Passes Illinois Senate
A bill allowing the transfer of ownership of Wildlife Prairie State Park in Peoria County to a non profit group passed the Illinois Senate Thursday and is now in the hands of the governor.
ICC celebrates 200th anniversary of "Pride and Prejudice" novel Apr. 25, 2013
The Illinois Central College british literature class will present a Readers' Theatre version of the Jane Austen novel "Pride and Prejudice" at 2 p.m. April 30 in the Lecture Recital Hall at the East Peoria campus.
East Peoria to have whiskey distillery
They didn't know it when they first started plotting to open the first distillery in central Illinois in who knows how long, but the brothers Williams both have a little bit of whiskey in their blood.
Red Cross Shelters Helping Flood Victims
The Red Cross has shelters open across the Midwest helping thousands of flood victims.
Unes: Flooding Update for western Illinois
Flooding Updates:Tazewell County: There is a possibility that the Spring Lake Levee could overtop according to US Army Corps of Engineers .
Pekin issues voluntary evacuation for flooding
Police officers were going door-to-door in the affected neighborhood on Monday. Officials in the central Illinois city say water from the Illinois River is backing up into storm drains.
Camp Street in E. Peoria Closed
The city of E. Peoria has shut down camp street behind the Levee District due to the rising flood waters.