PEORIA - Close to 100 soldiers with a Bartonville-based Illinois Army National Guard unit will head to Afghanistan as part of the largest mobilization of the guard since 2009.According to the National Guard bureau in Springfield, members of Company A, 1st Battalion of the 178th Infantry Regiment are slated to join three other companies that comprise that first battalion for yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.

Good morning, troops. It's Friday, July 26.Waiting for Ben Zobrist to return to the Chicago Cubs is becoming like "Waiting for Godot.

PEORIA - A man sustained serious injuries early Friday when he was shot in a North Valley alley.

Gov. JB Pritzker surpassed 100 bills signed as he put his signature on more than 30 new laws last week.

PRINCEVILLE - Isaiah Yess has farming in his blood. But he doesn't plan to farm. He just loves old tractors.