PEORIA - A woman was hospitalized in serious condition after she was shot early Friday in South Peoria, according to police.

Good morning, troops. It's Friday, July 19.Earlier this week, Canton resident Sydney Hannam achieved a first, apparently.

A man from Bureau County was shot and killed earlier this month in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he had been residing.

PEORIA - Bats, dirt and an ancient boiler did not deter Nikki Romain the first time she saw the inside of Greeley School two years ago.

I'm going batty. For reasons I cannot fathom, bats suddenly want to hang with me.

"William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life" By Steve Almond. Ig Publishing, 2019, New York.