Five perfectly straight rows of boots stood tall and proud saluting the American flag as the national anthem blared throughout the mess hall of the Illinois Army National Guard base Saturday morning.

PEKIN - A former coach at Washington Community High School was sentenced to 90 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to criminal sexual abuse.

At the end of one of Peoria's most sensational murder cases, the victim's parents swelled with relief and gratitude.

Nicholas August charged with armed robbery, sexual assault and unlawful restraint

GALVA - Pink-ribboned wooden stakes that outline where a performance stage is to be constructed might make Wiley Park look like a field of dreams. But the proposed 900-square-foot concrete pad in the Galva public park is expected to become a reality this year.