WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.

WEST PEORIA - Locally owned for more than 100 years, Haddad's West Peoria Market was recently purchased by a businessman from northern Illinois.

CHILLICOTHE - The Peoria area showed its cross country prowess in a powerful way Saturday in the Division 2 races of the 2020 XC Championships.

As Wil Lutz's 35-yard overtime field goal cut through the evening breeze last week and flew between the uprights at Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears slipped outside the frame of the NFL's playoff picture.

CHAMPAIGN - The Illinois football team desperately needed to notch a victory, and winless Big Ten West foe Minnesota seemed like a promising opponent.