PEORIA - Over the summer, TJ's toy fire truck didn't work for a while. The batteries had worn down or something was wrong.

PEORIA - A Peoria police officer, arrested Thursday for allegedly committing an act of domestic battery, now has an order of protection filed against him.

PEORIA - The two seventh-grade girls didn't have to think too long about what it meant to see 98 people raise their hand and take the oath of citizenship at their school.

SPRINGFIELD - California's ability to regulate the pollution limits of cars and light trucks should not be limited by the federal government, Illinois' top lawyer argued in a joint court filing Friday, because those standards positively impact the health of his constituents.

A "bend don't break" defense is working pretty well for Eureka.