Joe Deacon

A 70-year-old woman has died after a fire broke out early Sunday morning in a high-rise apartment building just west of Downtown Peoria. In a post on social media, the Peoria County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Lynn Hinckley. The Peoria Fire ... See more

Plans to develop a $40 million industrial park along Galena Road on Peoria’s northeast side received another financial boost Friday. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, announced a $600,000 federal appropriation for the Galena Road Industrial Park project, ... See more

A new exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum opening this weekend commemorates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The “We Remember” exhibition represents a partnership with the national 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York. ... See more

The last two grass-and-dirt diamonds at the EastSide Centre sports complex in East Peoria will be converted to synthetic turf. Culminating a phased five-year effort to install turf at all 10 outdoor baseball and softball fields, the East Peoria City Counc... See more

The second suspect in last month’s early morning shooting and fleeing incident on the South Side that left two men dead has been released from the hospital and charged with first-degree murder. Peoria Police said Dorrean Ellis, 18, was taken into custody ... See more