City of Refugee Ministries held its first-ever Black Owned Business Shop 2025. The event was held in conjunction with Black History Month and offered a way for 25 ...

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that ...

Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s independence, and the Peoria Riverfront Museum has a ...

That first exposition had entertainment ranging from fire-fighting demonstrations to sheep dog trials, a fiddlers contest and ...

Illinois reports 19 deaths from house fires in early 2025, emphasizing the need for fire safety and smoke alarm checks.

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging state residents to review fire escape plans and safety practices amid the recent deadly home fires. Since Feb. 14, there have been eight ...

A 1,300-acre restoration project at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has ground to a halt after federal grant funds, ...

A Glacier Moraine Solar project is being planned on more than 2,400 acres along U.S. Route 45 between Mattoon and Neoga.

Not counting the body-worn cameras and the cameras that we have in the squad cars, the majority, the overwhelming majority of ...

A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others ...

A $310.6 million budget is being proposed for Bloomington's 2026 fiscal year, which represents a 6.4% decrease from the ...