The Illinois Department of Transportation has allocated $302.3 million to repair and improve roads in the Peoria area over ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is sharing the following upcoming events and noteworthy items for July 2026. State historic sites ...

The Sangamon River at Monticello is experiencing minor flooding and the river stage was 14.4 feet as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to the National Water Prediction Service. An EF1 tornado with estimated ...

Lincoln, Ill., where Abraham Lincoln once worked in the local courthouse, has lost two colleges, a bottle factory and now a state prison. Buildings lining Lincoln’s downtown business district, which ...

Patricia Ann Dwyer, 81, of Peoria, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the Bickford Cottage, in Peoria, surrounded by her family. Patricia was born April 14, 1945, to Bernice Stenger ...

From Indigenous history and immigrant families to Route 66, segregation and local growth, Edwardsville and Glen Carbon ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that several local projects will continue to repair and improve roads in the area over the next several years. Close to $302.3 ...

The Danville Dans finished up a win and added another on Wednesday in a sweep of two games with the Alton River Dragons. The first game was a finish to a game that was postponed because of rain and ...

For the past seven years, Andrew Myers has been a member of Scouting America’s Troop 101. Lance Dixon, the scoutmaster he ...

Henry Thornhill was born in Virginia in 1757 and died in Madison County in 1835. Thornhill served in the Virginia militia ...