1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (208+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " A tradition started in the 1940s in downtown Peoria has been revived." OSF Ministry Headquarters now occupies the building where the Block and Kuhl Department Store once stood." OSF Health Cares Ryan Spain says after WWII and into the 1950s, the…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (235+ words) LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) " British prosecutors on Thursday charged former UK pop star Paul Gadd, better known by his stage name "Gary Glitter, with unlawful sexual intercourse "with a girl aged under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (86+ words) 1049thewolf. com Peoria man sentenced for distributing methamphetamine PEORIA, Ill. -A Peoria man will spend 10 years in prison after being sentenced for methamphetamine distribution. In addition to the prison time, Felipe Hernandez will serve 5 years of supervised release. Hernandez pleaded guilty back…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (143+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Peoria City Soccer is playoff bound with a new piece of hardware. The Carp clinched the USL League Two Great Plains Division championship Wednesday night without playing a match." Santa Fe Wanderers FC fell to Springfield FC, 5-4, giving Peoria…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (209+ words) LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) " Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, mingled with the crowds at Wimbledon on Thursday and "lent her support to the British "hopefuls playing in the warm London sunshine. Dressed in a blue trouser suit, the 44-year-old wife of…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (274+ words) July 2 (Reuters) " "Lethal Weapon" star Danny Glover has said he has been living with Alzheimer's disease for several years. In an interview that aired "on Wednesday's edition of The Today Show, the "79-year-old San Francisco-born actor and activist said he…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (197+ words) EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) " An East Peoria runner was among hundreds of Americans who have helped carry a single U. S. flag across the country as Relay for America passed through Central Illinois on Sunday. The relay began at the Golden Gate Bridge…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (99+ words) 1049thewolf. com Many government offices will be closed Friday for the 4th of July holiday PEORIA, Ill. " With 4th of July falling on a Saturday this year, many offices will be closed on Friday'those include: The Peoria County Courthouse, Veterans Assistance Commission, Election Commission,…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1054+ words) (Capitol News Illinois) " New Illinois Republican Party Chair Bob Grogan has a challenge ahead of him. It's been more than a decade since Republicans won a statewide race and the party has seen its representation in both the General Assembly…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago  (222+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Before the previous version adjourned for the final time, the Peoria Public Schools Board passed on putting a sales tax referendum on the November ballot. At a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, the board tabled the referendum regarding the Peoria…...