ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matt Adams homered in the 16th inning to lead the Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night for St. Louis' season-best fifth straight victory. It was the second consecutive game that the Cardinals won in their fi...

COMSTOCK PARK, MICH. - The Peoria Chiefs built five leads but could not win in an epic marathon Friday. But neither could the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Chiefs and Whitecaps finished in a 9-9 tie after 15 innings before 6,441 at Fifth Third Ballpark i...

By Genaro C. Armas of The Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - Dexter Fowler led off the first with a homer and drove in three runs in his first game back from the disabled list, powering the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday ni...

PEORIA - More than a half century after a historic Olympic run, young runners still want to learn from Bob Schul, the only American to win the gold medal in 5000 meters.

Schul, who won at the 1964 games in Tokyo, brought two ...

PEORIA - The sixth annual Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown is back, and this year it's showcasing its bold flavors at Peoria's riverfront. While most of the cooking happens Saturday, guests were able to enjoy live music, food vendors, pig races and a beer g...

PHILADELPHIA - No late-game heroics needed this time. Always A Brave, a team of Bradley men's basketball alumni, beat Pedro's Posse 92-65 on Friday night in the Super 16 of The Basketball Tournament at The Gallagher Center. "I'm trying to do my routine, ...

About a dozen antique tractors took to the back roads Friday between the Wheels O' Time Museum and the Princeville Heritage Museum in a parade of vintage farm power. The tractors will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday during the Summer Harvest ...

PEKIN - A former East Peoria football coach who is accused of spending money that was supposed to go to the high school will have to wait to hear his verdict once it is mailed out next week, officials said Friday. Doug Martin, 38, formerly of Pekin, who c...

PEORIA - Daelen Morris said there are times when he walks down the street that people react to him as if he's a threat - a response he said many black men experience daily. "It sucks, it hurts," said Morris, a recent graduate of Richwoods High School w...

EAST PEORIA - Officials learned Friday afternoon that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency has confirmed grant funding for the city to allow it to purchase and then demolish seven properties severely damaged by landslides in 2013. The confirmation cam...