Just three weeks ago, many people were talking about how uneventful the upcoming veto session would be, a snoozefest to be gotten through quickly and easily - and then forgotten.

EAST PEORIA - Charles and Rayo Boursier live in a beautiful home on a unique piece of property in East Peoria.

A cleanup bill written to ensure a smooth rollout of the legalization of adult-use marijuana in January passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on Thursday.

"What's that? Why aren't you coming in to work today?" I'd imagine that's the type of response triggered by the can't-come-to-work excuses below.

PEORIA - For Shaun Livingston, agreeing to be the guest speaker for next year's Best of Central Illinois Preps gala was a "no-brainer." "I want to establish my post-career and presence in the Peoria area," the three-time NBA champion and Peoria native said via phone from his home in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area.