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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is defending the proposals he brought up during his State of the State address.Quinn, during an a...
Authorities now say a man who died while deer hunting in western Illinois was shot to death by his father in a likely acciden...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn gave his State of the State address on Wednesday. Here are quotes and reaction from Illinois lawmaker...
A pending funding cut to the state of Illinois police Mobile Training Unit program would be devastating to crucial law enforc...
(AP) - Illinois lawmakers have approved major changes to the state's electricity system over Governor Pat Quinn's veto. Both...
The family of an Alzheimer's Disease patient who wandered from home had been dealing with the disease nearly 12 years.73-...
It's been awhile since Illinois has been in the political spotlight by the time it's primary election came around. Bu...
A Pekin City Councilman accused of an altercation with a Pekin Police officer last weekend has resigned. John Neumann submitt...
State Senator Darin LaHood is announcing he'll seek election to the newly drawn 37th District. And, LaHood is saying a neighb...
Students and parents walking to Harrison Learning Center in Peoria for school Wednesday morning got a lesson in pedestrian sa...
(AP) - State officials are encouraging Illinoisans to participate in a program that helps injured military service members ov...
An armed standoff at a north central Illinois high school has ended without any injuries. Police say an 18-year-old man carry...
A gradual change is driving habits is the design of a new program by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. "Drivi...
Are you traveling to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family? Triple-A says you won't be alone. Nearly 42-and-a-half milli...
Divers will continue searching in the Illinois River when it becomes light out Wednesday morning for a missing boater. Severa...
A bill that extends tax incentives for businesses within so-called enterprise zones is now law in Illinois.Gov. Pat Quinn sig...
The main speaker for this coming Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration luncheon is set.Former Secretary of State Condoleezza...
(AP) - Illinois lawmakers will take up carrying concealed firearms with a wide open debate on the House floor Tuesday. House ...
(AP) - Federal prosecutors say ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison. The 54-...
Two people captured after spending 12 years on the run from accusations they bilked investors out of about $1.7 million a...
Illinois fired coach Bruce Weber on Friday after three lackluster seasons and a 17-15 record this year that included an ugly ...
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says drunk driving deaths are down and hopes the trend continues during the New Year'...
Effective July 1st, Peoria Public Schools will change food providers. The District 150 Board Monday night approved the low bi...
Nearly all of Illinois is now eligible for federal disaster assistance. The USDA has declared 98 of Illinois' 102 countie...
Rick Santorum is still on schedule to make a Peoria Metro area appearance on the eve of the Illinois Primary. The Republican ...
A Knox County judge has sentenced killing spree suspect Nicholas Sheley to life in prison without the possibility of parole. ...
More commercial development news is on tap at the East Peoria City Council meeting Tuesday.Part ofthe short agenda is an amen...
Illinois' unemployment rate fell below 9 percent in March in what continues to be a slow, sometimes unsteady recovery fro...
(From WEEK News 25) - One of the largest search and rescue efforts in Illinois history did not result in the outcome that was...
(AP) - Urbana police say a gunman fired into a crowd gathered on a patio for a large house party near the University of Illin...
Democratic Governor Pat Quinn calls Illinois' pension problem the worst in the nation. Still, the General Assembly let de...
There is one local winner from last night's Mega Millions drawing. But, it's not the grand prize.Three winners will h...
An amendment, lowering the appropriation Peoria County gives to the Regional Office of Education was the only point of conten...
Family members say Sen. Mark Kirk has been released from the rehabilitation center in Chicago where he has been recovering fr...
The Illinois Senate approves the controversial "Strip Club" tax. The measure places a three dollar per person surch...
Peoria Police will get a financial boost from the Department of Justice for equipment purchases and software upgrades. U-S Se...
It's official -- 18th District Republican Congressman Aaron Schock of Peoria is throwing his support toward Mitt Romney in th...
Increasing student achievement is the main goal behind a strategic plan put forth by Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Gre...
"We have to try to stop that guy. That's what police do."Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy says a number of area...
The Illinois State Board of Education today considers raising the performance levels of the Illinois Standards Achievement Te...
How would the American Red Cross respond in the event of an earthquake in Illinois? That was the purpose of an earthquake dri...
Tee It Up for the Troops is underway in Peoria. The event is a fundraiser to support veterans and their families.Active duty ...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he's using Illinois and its many problems as an argument for keeping him in office. The ...
(AP) - Illinois Republicans are criticizing Gov. Pat Quinn's budget address as short on specifics and light on job creati...
It's more of a challenge to get African-American males to stay in school beyond high school -- and keep them there. Agbara Br...
The arts are getting a big boost here in Central Illinois.Illinois Central College says it plans to start awarding scholarshi...
Jurors have convicted an Illinois powerbroker of conspiring to shake down the Oscar-winning producer of "Million Dollar ...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is on hand at them Mitsubishi Plant in Normal as the facility starts production of its new Outlan...
(AP) - Tuesday is the final full day of the lame-duck session of the Illinois Legislature and the Senate is reconvening this ...
The man known as the "no" governor says the state leadership need to learn how to say it again.Republican former Il...
(From WEEK News 25) - Some residents of many Central Illinois communities will soon be buying their electric power from a new...
Illinois democrats have gained more seats in their majority of both houses of the state legislature, giving them the ability ...
Governor Pat Quinn scoffs at the poll numbers.Recently released data from Public Policy Institute sure doesn't put the Il...
If there is something good that can come out of a tragedy, Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis is going to try. Mayor Jim Ardis announced ...
(TRANSPOSED DIRECTLY FROM THE PEORIA JOURNAL STAR) Gary Childs, a reporter at the Journal Star for more than 30 years, died F...
Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford is reminding Illinois residents that opening a Bright StartCollege Savings account can help...
A local contest to combat hunger enters the home stretch.Peoria County BAR Association is still collecting funds and food in ...
A federal appeals court in Chicago has denied an appeal filed by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. The 7th U.S. Ci...
Four schools in Peoria School District 150 make adequate yearly progress based on test scores from last spring. That compared...
(AP) - Illinois health officials say nine people in the state have died from West Nile virus this year and the number of case...
Some aren't looking forward to possibly 3 to 5 inches of rain over Labor Day weekend. But, al least one person is. Heart ...
(From WEEK News 25) - Monday's shooting rampage is the first of its kind this year.The alleged shooter TJ Lane is accused...
A public open house at Illinois American Water's main treatment facility Tuesday can accomplish a few things for customer...
The cost of taking classes at Illinois Central College is going up. The Journal Star reports trustees have approved a hike of...
(AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. should address the public about his condition, now that the...
Talks been two organizations, one public and one private, have resulted in an economic expert being brought into the fold by ...
The wife of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proclaiming his innocence two weeks before he reports to prison for a 14-...
(AP) - Prosecutors in central Illinois say a 14-year-old boy is fit to stand trial on charges accusing him of firing gunshots...
The St. Jude Memphis-to-Peoria runners are back in the Prairie State. Run co-founder and Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy say...
An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is one step closer in Illinois.The state Sen...
Grocery store chain Hy-Vee says it's recalling some bags of Hy-Vee dog food that might contain a toxin commonly found in ...
Two brothers who allegedly led a cocaine and crack cocaine distribution ring in central Illinois were among 15 people named i...
Saying thanks to the troops and their families. That's the main focus of Tee It Up for the Troops. This is the third annual e...
A Household Hazardous Waste Event will be held at Peoria's Expo Gardens Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.The event ...
The objective of measuring student achievement through No Child Left Behind has worn out its welcome.That's the feeling o...
We know there's the commonly referred to Black Friday, the biggest post Thanksgiving shopping day of the holidays? But,ar...
Illinois' senior U-S Senator visited Bradley University Friday to promote the extension of a key federal student loan bil...
An estimated 90,000 Illinois residents receiving Federal Emergency Unemployment Insurance will lose their benefits when the p...
The Illinois Air National Guard says it could lose several dozen positions if the 2013 federal budget is approved, including ...
Washington police have taken a man into custody, charged with aggravated battery to a child. Washington Police Chief Jim Kuck...
Area public bodies are happy budget money is being saved so far this winter on road treament and snowplowing expenses. Everyb...
Online auctions of items belonging to former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell have raised more than $275,000. Items were ...
A federal judge has rejected arguments that afriend turned aide of Rod Blagojevich deserved a measure ofleniency given to oth...
Illinois' Citizens Utility Board is zeroing in on cell phone scams.Patrick Deignan with CUB says fraudulent fees are popp...
While it remains to be seen if Hurricane Sandy has an effect on next week's election, what would happen if a natural disa...
(AP) - A winter storm is hitting southern Illinois, leaving roads covered in snow and ice and prompting officials to urge res...
There's still no official cause of death of a 4-month old Peoria baby. An autopsy performed on Amarion Simmons is inconcl...
(From OSF Saint Francis Medical Center) - The city of Peoria is beginning construction on the roundabout at the intersection ...
The weekend death of a 14-month old Peoria girl, suspected to be a victim of child abuse, is placing renewed interest on the ...
A tax on Illinois strip clubs may start bringing in new funding to help rape and sexual assault victims, under a measure pass...
(From WEEK News 25) - Some Illinois American Water customers could soon be paying more for their water service.The Illinois C...
An emergency dispatcher certification program that is the first of its type in downstate Illinois will begin training student...
(AP) - Governor Pat Quinn has rejected a plan to expand gambling in Illinois, including a land-based casino in Chicago.The De...
Area veterans looking for work can get some help in their search.A Veteran, Military Employment Fair will be held at the Peor...
It may have been a late arriving crowd, but the thousands in attendance for Methodist Red, White and Boom got what they barga...
(AP) - Miss Maryland and Miss Illinois have picked up prizes in the second day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las...
Gun hearings in the Illinois House have begun with a focus on concealed carry legislation. Debate from both sides of the gun ...
The expansion plans at Pekin's Excel Foundry and Machine will not only boost the local economy, but the state's goal to incre...
State Senator from Peoria Dave Koehler has been appointed to a special Senate Committee which will work to extend and streaml...
Moody's Investors Services is downgrading the credit outlook for the state of Illinois from stable to negative. Moody'...
Programmable thermostats are worth their weight in gold. That's the assessment of three energy organizations, as summer o...
A nationwide manhunt for two Peoria men wanted for the murder of an East Peoria man ends in New Mexico.Deputies from the U.S....
East Peoria Mayor Dave Mingus will run for Illinois Senate. Mingus will officially announce Wednesday his bid for the Democra...
OSF St. Francis Medical Center and 6 other OSF Healthcare Systems Hospitals in Illinois have joined the Central Illinois Heal...
(AP) - A U.S. Navy sailor from northern Illinois was among those killed by a gunman at a Colorado screening of the new Batman...
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced a new policy allowing cameras in trial courts on an experimental and limited basis. ...
1470 WMBD polled some people about the possibility of legalizing pot in Illinois, like two other states have done. Today, we ...
(AP) - A federal appeals court has struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois - the only state where carryin...
Peoria Public Schools needs substitute teachers. And, it's a concern of the district's teachers' union president....
(From WEEK News 25) - Illinois State University students are safe after facing a near death experience Monday night, and they...
His name means Peoria.Former Mayor Jim Maloof has died at the age of 93.Maloof had been hospitalized several times in the pas...
The number of fatal car crashes is up this year in Illinois. In District 8 alone, there have been 23 fatal crashes thisyear. ...
Smoke from western United States wildfires is moving into Illinois. National Weather Service satellite images shows the smoke...
If you're planning to travel during the Fourth of July holiday, you'll have a lot of company.AAA estimates just over ...
Lawmakers in the Illinois House are voting for a statewide ban on using a handheld cell phone while driving. There is already...
A new date has been set for the trial of Aunterrio Barney. He is the man facing multiple counts of first degree murder after ...
(From WEEK News 25) - If you've made a trip through downtown Chillicothe, you might have seen the new addition- a large s...
A drug that can save the lives of those overdosing on opiates is coming to rural volunteer rescue services across Central Ill...
A federal grand jury has indicted a Peoria couple captured after spending 12 years on the run from accusations they bilked in...
(AP) - University of Illinois students will vote next month on a $25-per-semester fee administrators hope will raise fund...
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law a new requirement that all public schools have sexual assault and abuse and awareness prog...
It's an achievement only 5 other similar facilities in Illinois have achieved. The Peoria County Jail has become accredit...
Governor Pat Quinn's administration has terminated the contract between the state of Illinois and its largest publicemplo...
So, with all the talk of tighter gun control, how's business at local gun stores?"There has been an increase in sale...
The statue of Ernie Banks is now in much better shape to play two.The 300 pound statue normally placed outside Wrigley Field ...
The Alma Mater sculpture that's greeted students at the University of Illinois' Urbana campus for more than 80 years ...
Officers from local police departments and investigators from the state Attorney General's office made undercover busts o...
Most residents evacuated from the northern Illinois village of Tiskilwa after a freight train loaded with highly flammable et...
Attorneys general in 45 states, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madiagan, are asking a classified ads website to exp...
State Representative Mike Unes respects one of the more popular Governors in Illinois history. So, Unes is grateful of being ...
Peoria County Democratic Party Chairman Billy Halstead is part of the Illinois delegation to the Democratic National Conventi...
The past, the present and the future will be prominently displayed when the new Caterpillar Visitors Center is completed and ...
(From WEEK News 25) - Peoria is putting its best foot forward for the thirty-fifth anniversary of the sister city relationshi...
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL TO CLOSE TO FREEZING OVERPORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT...CANADIAN ...
(From WEEK News 25) - The dog days of summer are fast approaching in the Heart of Illinois. To help beat the heat there are s...
(AP) - A judge in western Illinois has sentenced a Colona man to 14 consecutive life sentences for molesting children.Justin ...
A 17-year old Illini Bluffs High School student is in critical condition following a car accident in East Peoria. According t...
The McLean County States Attorney said this week he would now use discretion when it comes to Illinois gun laws. This has his...
(AP) - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University have the lowest student loan default rate...
Now that a federal court ruling has tossed out Illinois' ban on concealed weapons, lawmakers have six months to come up w...
The level of uneasiness has taken a major leap from one District 150 meeting to the next, over rumors about the fate of two s...
Air traffic control towers could be shut down at nine Illinois airports if no deal is reached in Washington to avert federal ...
It's going to cost a little more to renew your license plates in 2013. Governor Pat Quinn signed a law raising the licens...
Should cash strapped Illinois consider legalizing cannabis for tax revenue and ease crowded courtrooms and jails?Colorado and...
This is the 17th year Peoria native Jim Thome has been closely involved with a charity function close to his heart. Thomes ho...
Illinois was the first state to selllottery tickets over the internet. Now Senate President JohnCullerton wants Illinois to e...
Gov. Pat Quinn has offered his support to workers striking outside a Caterpillar plant in Joliet.The Peoria-based heavy-equip...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says discussions about potential ways to cut U.S. Postal Service costs without closing processing cente...
(AP) - Health officials in Illinois are investigating a second probable case of fungal meningitis tied to the use of a steroi...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...SOUTHERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IL...
The Illinois State Police and Department of Transportation are stepping up enforcement through the end of the year. You can e...
A new poll shows most Illinoisans don't approve of the job Gov. Pat Quinn is doing. The Chicago Democrat has a 35.5 percent a...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn't expect a deal to expand gambling in Illinois before lawmakers address a pension overhaul. ...
The EDC For Central Illinois is assisting Peoria County's effort to lure a new Caterpillar plant to the area. EDC President V...
(From WEEK News 25) - About 30 employers met with area veterans at American Legion Post 979 in Bartonville Monday.Governor Pa...
Video gaming is now available in Illinois, and locallly in Tazewell County. Patrons of the Hideaway Tavern inMackinaw are som...
Tazewell County property taxpayers get a break this year, but they'll make up for it next year. Tazewell County officials...
The Governor of Illinois says the state will offer an array of debt restructuring and loan programs to farmers and ranchers a...
Governor Pat Quinn is launching a new grassroots campaign to raise awareness about the need for pension reform in Illinois. Q...
Ameren has named a new Chairman, President and CEO of it's Illinois operations effective immediately. Richard J. Mark rep...
Illinois' new strip club tax will start being collected January first.Clubs that serve or allow alcohol in their establis...
The consequences of bullying and other hate crimes can be serious and lasting. That's the message Illinois Attorney General L...
The National Weather Service says a tornado has touched down in north-central Illinois, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac sp...
Enough already...with talk about the bad state business climate and everyone leaving Illinois.Illinois State Chamber of Comme...
(AP) - Former Illinois legislator Robin Kelly has won the Democratic primary to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jack...
Former republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is coming to the Peoria area in March. Ryan will be here to host a fu...
Norovirus...better known as to most of us as the "stomach bug"...ismaking it's way around Central Illinois. Unl...
The latest outlook from the National Weather Service shows it could be another mild winter for Illinois. State Climatologist ...
A judge in central Illinois has sentenced a Peoria man to 33 years in prison for fatally stabbing a friend he'd known sin...
(AP) - Illinois' unemployment spiked for a second straight month in February, hitting 9.5 percent. But state officials sa...
(AP) Gov. Pat Quinn says any overhaul of Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension problem should have a funding guarantee. H...
The Illinois Department of Transportation says the State Patrol is already beefing up enforcement for the St. Patrick's D...
Illinois House members have approved two small pieces of pension reform in a laborious process aimed at solving Illinois'...
An Illinois Senate committee has advanced two somewhat similar proposals to address Illinois' worst-in-nation pension pro...
The Peoria Public Schools budget deficit right now is about $17,000 dollars to the good, of what the District's Compt...
There won't be much of an intermission in Pat Sullivan's life after losing his bid to grab the 46th District State Se...
(AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he's submitting the "most difficult" budget he's ever had to since he t...
State lawmakers have found at least one fix for the state's multibillion-dollar pension problem that could pass the Illin...
A Dunlap High School is student is dead after being found unresponsive in his bedroom. 16-year old Joshua Olt was found Sunda...
If you think you can get away with illegally parking in a handicapped zone.....think again. Another thing to beware of is if ...
(AP) - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she won't seek re-election in 2014 but that she will likely run for another public offi...
State lawmakers are striking down the Governor's ban on assault weapons in Illinois. Governor Quinn added language to a m...
Illinoisans dreaming of a white Christmas could be out of luck.State Climatologist Jim Angel says a white Christmas is only a...
Just because Thanksgiving Day is past us, you still need to be responsible on the roads.IDOT spokeman John Gomoll says traffi...
(AP) - Former Illinois Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch has died at age 86.Netsch's former chief of staff and longtime frien...
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week, and James Auten with the National Weather Service in Lincoln has a warning for you,...
Peoria's Mayor drives home the point about "education" during his State of the City Address.Jim Ardis borrows s...
Some money needs to be approved for environmental work for the "River Trail Plan".That's the area along the Ill...
Peoria police and the Peoria County Coroner's office are investigating the death of a 14-month old girl. Harmoni Cole die...
(AP) Two of Illinois' top Democratic leaders are optimistic that a pension overhaul is possible this spring.House Speaker...
Illinois' environmental community is split on its support for proposed legislation that would regulate high-volume oil an...
(AP) Illinois is settling a federal securities-fraud charge that it misled investors about the health of its pension system. ...
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Illinois River near Peoria. The warning goes into effect Wedn...
(From WEEK News 25) - There is a new service being offered on the campus of Bradley University that gives students without ca...
One area of state government that's not facing cuts under Illinois's worst-ever budget is its support for passenger r...
(AP) - The southwestern Illinois community of Highland is mourning the death of a native who was among seven Marines killed d...
(AP) - The percent of Illinois students who are homeless or living in poverty has grown in recent years. In a release Wednesd...
It looks like video gambling in Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International airport won't fly. Operators of the a...
Phase 2 of the new 4-county economic development dynamic is underway. And the new effort has a name. It's now known as Fo...
A pension reform bill sponsored by Senate President John Cullerton barely passed Wednesday. The measure only applies to downs...
A new report finds the healthiest county in Illinois is Douglas County, in the central part of the state, and the least healt...
State Senator Darin LaHood of Dunlap says he's come up with another way to go after non-custodial parents who owe child s...