PEORIA -- The fate of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Laura Bradley Park will be decided by the Peoria Park Board in September.

PEORIA - Health departments in the Tri-County Area reported 36 more cases of COVID-19 on Monday.

PEORIA - They don't know it yet, but 100 area residents will soon receive quick assistance to help them kick start, resurrect or start from scratch their pursuit of a degree from Illinois Central College.

With thousands of COVID-19 deaths linked to Illinois nursing homes, two top regulators are now gone from a state agency criticized at times for its oversight of the facilities during the pandemic.

PEORIA - The Southern Professional Hockey League never finished its 2019-20 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.