In order to make the project happen, the business owner had to purchase multiple pieces of property in Peoria Heights.

Two Illinois shopping centers made USA TODAY's Readers' Choice Awards lists, ranking as one of the 10 best of their kind for ...

Fireworks and Independence Day celebrations are among the things you might want to check out in the Peoria area this weekend.

The Village of Itasca canceled its Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, known as the largest in the state. Find out more.

Illinois State Police and the Peoria County Coroner's Office are investigating a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning that ...

A man wanted in Nashville in connection with a fatal crash in July 2024 was arrested in Peoria. He will be taken back to ...

What will the weather be like for the Fourth of July? Find out details about expected heat indexes, UV forecasts and more.

Two new murals could be coming to parking garages in Downtown Peoria. The Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission gave approval ...

Mitch Gilfillan, once a multi-sport star at Peoria Notre Dame, is a lawyer who combines his love of sports and law to help ...

While Illinois will experience annual cicadas in 2025, it won't see a repeat of 2024. The two periodical broods that appeared ...

For the first time in 70 years, the Chicago Cubs will have two starters in the outfield for the annual Midsummer Classic.

Fourteen people were injured and four were killed in a drive-by shooting outside a lounge in Chicago's River North neighborhood on July 2, USA TODAY reported. Here's what we know.