A 12-year-old girl died after being pulled from an inflatable pool at a home in Peoria on June 9, according to the Peoria ...

Long before smartphones and Google Street View, one Peoria resident took it upon himself to capture the city, one building at ...

A 12-year-old girl who was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from an above-ground pool in Peoria has died, Peoria police confirmed to 12News Wednesday night. Peoria police will be pushing for ...

PEORIA – Stacy Hardin had dreamed about owning the Book Rack ever since she was 12 years old. In 2016, she made her dream a reality. At that time, Hardin was looking for a new career. Her ...

There's a lot of construction underway in Old Town Peoria. Here's what is coming to 83rd Avenue and Jefferson Street.

Meet the 'student of history' The 51-year-old Peoria native has worked for the library since 2001 and has been posting to the library's Facebook page since 2014.

A 21-year-old driver involved in a fatal April 2024 Peoria crash has surrendered to authorities. The crash killed two passengers and seriously injured three others. The driver faced charges of ...

In this excerpt from his book, Jeff Karzen looks at the life and career of Manual alum Howard Nathan, the city’s first Mr. Basketball of Illinois.

In 1970, a quaint little bookstore called the Peoria Book Rack in Peoria, Illinois opened its doors, setting the stage for countless literary adventures. At the time, as a pre-teen, Stacy Hardin ...

An autopsy of a 20-month-old Peoria boy who died Friday showed he had sustained multiple blunt force trauma injuries throughout his body.

Spooky season has officially arrived in central Illinois and there are plenty of tricks and treats to enjoy. Here are 12 Halloween attractions to check out in the Peoria area.

PEORIA — This little Hill County hamlet between Whitney and Hillsboro, named for a settler’s Illinois hometown, had high hopes for itself in the beginning. But when the railroad passed it by ...