EAST PEORIA - Caterpillar Inc. is laying off employees at building KK, the company said Monday. Caterpillar did not specify the number of employees involved.

PEORIA - Those on Facebook, Twitter and other internet sites might have seen a possibly alarming headline Monday: "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to Ban Alcohol Sales Starting 03/30/2020."

Following his unexpected death from coronavirus complications, Joe Diffie was lauded as one of the great country-music vocalists of the past quarter-century.

BARTONVILLE - While sleeping at a friend's home, a man lost $4,000 when his backpack was snatched, police said.

Ted's customers reek of booze, rebellion and contempt. And they're driving him crazy. That's because Ted makes his living driving people around.