ISTANBUL - Turkey was plunged into chaos on Friday after elements of the military launched a coup, tanks deployed in major cities and people swarmed onto the streets in a show of support for the elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. B ... [READ MORE]

Veteran closing in on 3,000 MLB hits ST. LOUIS (AP) - The road crowd gave Ichiro Suzuki a standing ovation when he came to the plate and another nice round of applause after he singled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning for his 2,991st hit. As mu ... [READ MORE]

PEORIA - Angel Perdomo went from an appearance in Major League Baseball's Futures Game, to posing a tall task to handle in the present for the Peoria Chiefs on Friday. In fact, 6-foot-7 tall, along with 240 pounds. The gigantic Lansing Lugnuts lefty ... [READ MORE]

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday the state is better off with a six-month, stopgap budget passed late last month than a plan House Democrats were pushing that he said was $7 billion out of balance. The Republican governor made the statemen ... [READ MORE]

PEORIA - On Friday morning, two men were shot in the 1400 block of South Western Avenue. Later that afternoon, members of Peoria Community Against Violence wearing brightly colored T-shirts gathered with signs to protest the violence. The group's six ... [READ MORE]

DELAVAN - On July 16, 2015, Delavan residents were sent running for cover as an EF-2 tornado damaged homes. The following morning, residents could see the full tally of the tornado's damage - roofs and walls were gone or damaged; buildings were in ru ... [READ MORE]

PEKIN - After a stolen cellphone told police where they could find it, a Pekin man was charged Friday with one of at least five vehicle burglaries he allegedly committed. Daniel Vazquez-Fuller, 21, faces up to 14 years in prison on his latest charge, ... [READ MORE]

PEORIA - A faulty air conditioner led to a Central Peoria man being homeless Friday. About 2:48 p.m., firefighters were called to 1110 W. Nowland Ave., where they found heavy smoke coming from the top floor. The fire was knocked down quickly and Bat ... [READ MORE]

PEORIA - This city is getting ready for its C-SPAN close-up. A crew from the cable-television public-affairs network is scheduled to visit Peoria next week, according to a news release issued Friday. C-SPAN cameras and hosts are to document the city' ... [READ MORE]

Dena Memorials in Lincoln repaired headstones at Prairie Rest Cemetery for no charge