PEORIA - Jurors in the child-pornography case of Peoria Police Officer John McCavitt began deliberations about 4 p.m. Wednesday following two days of testimony.Testimony focused on computer forensics, registry files and instillation logs.McCavitt, 35, fac...

PEORIA - A Peoria man was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone, head phones and a watch early Wednesday.The victim, 40, told Peoria police that he was walking at about 1 a.m. in the alley near South Western and and West Lincoln avenues when three men wear...

PEORIA - A man was treated at the hospital Tuesday night after being cut with an unknown object during a fight in South Peoria.The victim, 20, told police he was walking with a woman, also 20, at about 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of West Fremont and G...

The perennial power in women's major fastpitch softball is visiting central Illinois for games this week. The Stratford Brakettes, who have won 28 ASA national championships, are on their Midwest road trip that began Wednesday against the Lady Hearts in B...

Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln has been transformed into "the party of Trump," declaring her GOP presidential opponent a polarizing figure who is deepening the divisions in America.Clinton embraced the symbol...

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois senior center Joe Spencer on Wednesday was placed on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy for the second year in a row. Named for 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel of Florida, the award honors the FBS player who best combine...

TOULON - The new Stark County Sheriff come Dec. 1 will be Wyoming Police Chief Steve Sloan, who has nearly 40 years of law enforcement experience in the small rural county. Sloan, 58, was appointed at Tuesday night's County Board meeting to succeed Jimmie...

LAS VEGAS - The World Series of Poker Main Event rolls on as four players with ties to central Illinois survived Day 2 of the prestigious tournament. Pekin resident Randy Shearer (176,500), Goodfield native Jameson Painter (87,400) and Peorian Ryan Julius...

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NEW YORK - The baseball All-Star Game has drawn a record-low television rating for the second straight year. The American League's 4-2 victory over the NL in San Diego on Tuesday night got a 5.4 rating on Fox. The previous low was 6.6 last year for the ga...