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All aboard the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in East Peoria. The event had more than 100 tables set up and 41 ...

The Peoria area is likely to see a wintry mix of ... it should warm up so it will just be rain.” Illinois weather:Here's what two popular almanacs predict for spring 2025 weather in Illinois ...

TILTON — A $2 million Ameren Illinois project to replace around ... The project, which began last year, is updating lines between the CSX Railroad tracks and Route 1, and from Southgate Drive ...

The 2025 Illinois High School Association chess state finals are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria. Nearly 1,500 players and coaches from 128 ...

Metra commuters in the western suburbs will likely experience delays on Tuesday morning after tracks needed emergency repairs.

The Michigan State basketball team will try to break out of a recent slide and can give coach Tom Izzo the all-time record for Big Ten wins when it faces Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Breslin ...

Peoria’s history includes more than its connection to Caterpillar, said Curtis. He said it was also a stop for enslaved African Americans traveling the Underground Railroad.