9 March 2010, 7:31 pm
The Downtown Marriott Hotel project still is a $102 million venture, the developer of the project said Tuesday before members of the Illinois Finance Authority.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 4:41 pm
Seven NIC-10 Scholastic Bowl players have been named to the All-Sectional team by the Illinois High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 9:15 am
Bubbles, bracketologies and RPIs go into overload this week, but there's one thing for sure even if Illinois fails to play its way into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons: The basketball season won't end for the Illini this weekend. The school was completing paperwork Monday to... Read More »
8 March 2010, 6:56 pm
Bubbles, bracketologies and RPIs go into overload this week, but there’s one thing we know for sure. Even if Illinois fails to play its way into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the second time in three seasons, the season won’t end for the Illini this weekend.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 6:31 pm
The Peoria District Dental Society presented a $1,000 check Monday to the Illinois State Dental Society's Mission of Mercy Project.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 5:40 pm
Bubbles, bracketologies and RPIs go into overload this week, but there's one thing for sure even if Illinois fails to play its way into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons: The basketball season won't end for the Illini this weekend.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 2:53 pm
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- The University of Illinois will start selling beer and wine at some concerts at the on-campus Assembly Hall starting this month.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 2:44 pm
Tough economic times? Hard to tell from Saturday's Area 14/15 Polar Plunge. The annual fundraiser for Special Olympics in southern Illinois nearly doubled its 2009 figures, attracting 376 plungers (who took a dip in the 39-degree water at midday) and raising over $65,000 at Rend Lake near Benton.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 1:04 pm
Lee Albright, manager of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges, will provide a program on the 6200-acre Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 at Forest Park Nature Center located at 5809 Forest Park Drive, Peoria Heights.... Read More »
6 March 2010, 1:05 pm
Robots invaded Peoria's Lakeview Museum Saturday. It may sound like a cheap science fiction movie, but it was all about competition.... Read More »