3+ day, 26+ min ago   (495+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A national news reporter who was born and raised in Peoria is reflecting on covering the September 11th attacks. Reid Epstein got his start in news as a paperboy for the Journal Star, and has bylines in the New York…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (548+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a request for records about employees who were responsible for monitoring a teenage girl who died in foster care. Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Haas…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (584+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate lost their bid for release from a Miami jail on Wednesday as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges. In denying bail for the Tate brothers,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (338+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – You’ll get a slight break at the pump this week, but don’t expect the relief to last. Peoria’s gas prices dropped 7.5 cents in the past week to an average of $4.12 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. While that’s nearly 17 cents…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced. The growth was driven by around 115 million domestic and international tourists,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (457+ words) Aug 31 (Reuters) – Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of an ex-gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, a cold case that became emblematic of violence ​permeating 1990s rap culture....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (139+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A teenager learned Friday he will spend a quarter century in prison for his role in a South Peoria shooting two years ago. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says 17-year-old Naidren Williams will serve 25 years after pleading guilty…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on Tuesday at age 80, rose from a self-described “dirt poor” upbringing to build a business ​empire that extended from song royalties to hit movies, a ‌cosmetic…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A fatal-officer involved shooting from May in downtown Peoria has been ruled justified. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office on Wednesday released its report into the May 8th shooting near the Four Points by Sheraton. 42-year-old Cortez White of St....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (126+ words) BETHANY, Mo. – A preliminary report into a plane crash that killed a Peoria-area attorney earlier this month has been released. The National Transportation Safety Board says the Piper PA-24-250 plane operated by 73-year-old William Anderson was not equipped with an…...