PEORIA - The SPHL may have delayed the start of its 2020-21 season because of COVID-19, but veteran Peoria Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman has already begun his leadership role with the regular-season league champions.

NORTH PEKIN - The body discovered Friday on state property on the east bank of the Illinois River has been identified as Philip M.

PEORIA - Tenisha Brooks is hopeful that when school starts Monday, the remote learning her daughter Adriana, 14, will do as a Richwoods High School freshman offers an improved experience over the spring.

As the U.S. nears 175,000 COVID-19 deaths, the daily average number of new cases in the Peoria area continues to rise.

PEORIA - After his two-week quarantine in a Peoria hotel ends on Wednesday, the first thing Ville Tahvanainen plans to do is head to Bradley's practice gym and shoot.