East Peoria is marking 40 years of history, lighting the way for East Peoria’s Festival of Lights. Starting back in 1984, the ...

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according ...

The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed ...

Main Street in Downtown Peoria is promising and problematic Once a vibrant shopping district, this section of Downtown Peoria needs reinvestment The history and future of vacant spaces on Main Street ...

A taskforce of state legislators and historians will ask the General Assembly to create the Illinois Freedom Trails ...

Christmas parades can be found all over the United States. Here are the dates and times of the parades in Rutherford County.

A local contractor took a small step to help a local business owner get to his car. George Manias, 93, is the owner of Peoria ...

The Peoria Civic Center's March screening of "The Princess Bride" will feature a post-movie question-and-answer session with actor Cary Elwes.

United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resumed Monday with fresh hope that negotiators and ...

The Cavaliers will put their perfect start on the line in the perfect place. “Boston Garden,” said Cleveland first-year coach ...

Inside the capsule lived the president’s report, a yearbook, materials from historical research, newspaper articles and other ...

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