Peoria News

PROPHETSTOWN – Diana F. Posey, 54, of Prophetstown, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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Illinois Central College recently seated two alumni as new board of trustee members.

The Salvation Army in Peoria warned Thursday of possible fundraising scams as people give to relief efforts to help tornado victims in Oklahoma.

A longtime Peoria eatery dedicates its new location Thursday. Donnelly's Irish Pub is open for business at its new location near Westlake Plaza.

He was born on Oct. 25, 1935, in Harrisburg, Ill., to William Owen and Maude Ethel Dixon.

Cooked to the 1930s' made-in-Flossie-Howard's-cast-iron-kettle recipe, the original Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips are be a cult item.

A new era in hockey becomes official in Central Illinois. The Peoria Rivermen and Bloomington Blaze are both holding press conferences to join a new hockey league.

ELBURN – The Elburn Village Board gave a thumbs-up Monday night to a liquor license for Chico's Tacos, which opened last year at 107 Valley Drive in Elburn.

The boutique fitness industry continues to pick up steam as Sarah Krupka, CEO of Body The Fitness Boutique in Peoria, Illinois prepares to take her highly customized solutions for empowering their guests, "inside-and-out", to a nationwide audience.

At 31, , Congressman Aaron Schock is the youngest participant of the Year 25 series.

Summer is quickly approaching, and it's time to start making summer plans. One thing to add to your family's must-do list is participation in the 2013 Summer Reading Program at the Peoria Public Library .

IDOT says there will be intermittent lane closures on War Memorial Drive and Knoxville Road in Peoria this week.

Dust Control Technology , Peoria, Ill., has introduced four new sizes of its dust suppression rings.

Weatherizing a home to reduce energy usage and maximize savings is something homeowners think about in cold weather.

The Middle Ages are a fascinating time period for children, and even though the era spanned about 1,000 years of history, many kids can easily identify their favorite thing about this time period: knights and castles .

Were David Foster Wallace alive today, it's a good bet that he would have had both great interest and insight into this week's scandal at the IRS .

The year's worth of anticipation and build up finally came to an end Friday afternoon as local rockers X Factor 1 took the Jagermeister Stage and officially kicked off Rock on the Range 2013.