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It may be the middle of summer, but it was not too early to plan for winter at Mondays Pekin City Council meeting.

PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin kicks off its summer concert series this weekend with music, food and vendors. The Downtown Music Concert Series gets underway Fr...

PEORIA, Ill. - State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey wasn't the only candidate in November's...

Four months before the general election, six incumbent state lawmakers appeared primed for an early rejection by voters based on unofficial tallies this week.

Four months before the general election, six incumbent state lawmakers appeared primed for an early rejection by voters based on unofficial tallies this week.

Bad primary for legislative leaders POLITICS | Rich Miller The four Illinois legislative leaders did not have a spectacular primary day last week. House Speaker...

Illinois’ primary election occurred on June 28, 2022. Election results were favorable for far-right Republicans and progressive Democrats, who defeated more moderate candidates in a...

A clean-up of city property for a Combined Sewer Overflow project has a side benefit of removing homeless encampments on the Pekin riverfront.

On the other hand, it was a pretty darned good day to be a young progressive Democrat or a Trump/Bailey-affiliated Republican

While Democratic-drawn district boundaries played favorably in last week’s election for many party members, high-profile losses by incumbents and well-funded candidates from both parties appeared to be fueled by an anti-establishment strain coursing through the electorate that could be amplified by November.