A new giraffe has joined the herd at the Peoria Zoo. Fitzniklas is one year old, and hails from the Memphis Zoo, where he was born in April 2024.

The three-star defensive lineman from Ohio is the 14th member of the Fighting Illini's recruiting class for 2026.

More than 70,000 cases of ophthalmic products are being recalled for manufacturing deviations, according to a press release by distributor AvKARE. The recalled products, which include eye drops and ...

The National Weather Service issued a fog advisory in parts of Illinois this morning, warning of possible severe storms and fires. Find out more.

Reverence Coffee, located in East Peoria, opened May 15, 2024. Owners Kelsey and Chris Olsen specialize in funky flavors with international flair.

Here are 94 HS basketball players who will serve as coaches in the 2025 Curley "Boo" Johnson Skills for Life Camp this summer, now in Washington.

When: Youth Camp: July 8th-10th: Incoming K-3rd, boys and girls, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Incoming 4th-6th boys and girls, 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Shooting Clinic: July 16: Incoming 4th-8th, boys and girls, ...

Two East Peoria Elementary School District 86 principals, Daren Lowery and Terrie Armstrong, will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Armstrong served as principal of Glendale Elementary ...

In a resounding swell of support, the Peoria City Council moved Tuesday night to spend roughly $41,000 of city tax-increment financing dollars to keep Peoria's AmeriCorps program alive through August.

The 1% tax on groceries will stay in place in Peoria, but some city councilmembers are calling into question the integrity of the vote.

The University of Illinois extended the contracts of its two most high-profile coaches, Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.

A Peoria man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of a 14-year-old boy during a robbery gone wrong. Tramier Pate, 24, was found guilty Tuesday of killing 14-year-old Omarius ...