The suspect who allegedly held up the Bartonville Hardees Tuesday afternoon has been apprehended.  33 year old Matthew Caudill of Peoria was taken into custody Thursday and taken to Peoria County Jail.   Bartonville Police Chief Brian Fengel says his department learned Caudill had been arrested earlier Tuesday by Creve Coeur Police after waving a toy gun at an employee of the Creve...More

The Tri County Regional Planning Commission Thursday night narrowly defeated pursuing a proposed study for bus shuttles to and from area Amtrak stations.  IDOT offered to pay for the study, to compensate for recommending against a direct Peoria to Bloomington-Normal passenger train link for now.   But, by an 8-7 vote, Tri County took a pass.  Board Chairman Mike Phelan says...More

If you have either moved around a lot and/or have used the services of multiple doctors and health facilities, coordinating your records can be difficult.  But, a relatively new non profit organization now has instituted a 20 county network in Central Illinois with the purpose of coordinating your medical records. The Central Illinois Health Information Exchange held a...More

The annual Illinois Music Educators Association Conference continues in Peoria through Saturday afternoon.  More than 10,000 people are attending the event this weekend.  The public can attend the musical performance events.  Friday is the All-State Jazz Concert in the Peoria Civic Center Theatre at 800pm with admission at $5 dollar per person.  Numerous public events...More

U.S. Transportation Secretary and Peoria native Ray LaHood has spoken publicly for the first time about his son being detained in Egypt. Sam LaHood was one of several Americans placed on a no-fly list and not allowed to leave the country. LaHood works for the International Republican Institute as the director of the Egyptian program. The group works to promote democracy in the country. The...More