PEORIA — Rick Cloyd suggests organizing a coalition of school districts to sue the state if lawmakers don’t settle on a budget and school...

Using blunt headlines such as "Enough" and "Do Your Job," about a dozen Illinois newspapers on Wednesday ran front-page opinion pieces...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and leaders in the Illinois Legislature continued meetings Wednesday to negotiate a short-...

BELOIT, WIS. - Mike Martin singled to deep left field off Peoria Chiefs relief pitcher Jorge Rodriguez in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Beloit Snappers a 4-3 victory on Tuesday at Pohlman Field.The loss after the roller-coaster game dropped Pe...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Connor Owings' bloop RBI single sparked a three-run eighth inning, and Coastal Carolina beat Arizona 5-4 on Tuesday night to send the College World Series finals to a deciding Game 3.Mike Morrison was sensational in his first start of t...

By Joe Kayof The Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) - Kris Bryant singled home the tiebreaking run in the 15th inning and the Chicago Cubs used three pitchers in left field while beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 on Tuesday night in the longest game of the sea...

By Dave Skrettaof The Associated PressKANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) - Just about everybody in the Cardinals lineup drove in a run, Michael Wacha was good enough on the mound and St. Louis held off the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Tuesday night to even their four-gam...

By Mike Cranstonof The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) - Brian Dozier homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Gibson pitched seven innings of five-hit ball for his first victory of the season, and the Minnesota Twins blanked the Chicago White Sox 4-0 Tues...

PEORIA - The city's biggest contract - the $6 million contract with PDC Services for garbage pickup - needs a little more time.The City Council approved moving the deadline on reaching an agreement with PDC for a three-year extension from July 1 to Sept....

PEKIN (GHMI) - Police announced Tuesday they are seeking a second man in connection with a meth lab that a teenager discovered in his Creve Coeur home's garage last March.Thomas Osborne, 40, most recently of 241 Wagner St., Creve Coeur, is sought on a war...