NBC News' "Dateline" program Friday evening will focus on the case of a Eureka man arrested last year in the slaying of a Washington state girl.

Justice might be blind, but a courtroom visitor was looking to get an eyeful during a hearing at the Peoria County Courthouse.

SPRINGFIELD - Representatives of the University of Illinois System made their official pitch Thursday for a 16 percent budget increase to an Illinois Senate appropriations committee.

PEORIA - It used to be that fins and chrome got all the attention at a car show but today it's an opportunity to learn about technology.

PEORIA - By his own admission, Mitch Williams couldn't decide what he wanted to do when he grew up.

PEKIN - A central Illinois disc league starts its season Monday with a fun, exercised-filled competition for all dogs and owners, said its captain.

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