1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (313+ words) TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Sylvester Stallone’s life is the real Rocky Balboa story, film director Peter Farrelly said as he walked down the red carpet for ​the premiere of “I Play Rocky” at the Toronto ‌International Film Festival on Saturday. The…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (230+ words) 933thedrive.com - Win Lunch for Your Workplace from Hickory River Smokehouse! GPEDC seeks public input on five-year plan PEORIA, Ill. – The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council has opened a public comment period on the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for 2026 through 2030. The…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (184+ words) PEKIN, Ill. – Pekin’s Marigold Festival has been going on since 1973, honoring Pekin native Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. “The event really started with an art show, and that has developed into Art in the Park. The first Marigold Festival was in the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (548+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a request for records about employees who were responsible for monitoring a teenage girl who died in foster care. Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Haas…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (83+ words) 93.3 The Drive - Win Lunch for Your Workplace from Hickory River Smokehouse! Fire reported at Arxada Mapleton plant PEORIA, Ill. – No one was injured after a small fire at the Arxada plant in Mapleton on Wednesday. Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (142+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man will spend 22 years in prison for shooting a delivery driver at a Dollar General store nearly three years ago. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old Shiloe Beasley was sentenced on Wednesday for his June…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (113+ words) 93.3 The Drive - Win Lunch for Your Workplace from Hickory River Smokehouse! ISP: Semi driver injured in I-74 crash Wednesday morning PEORIA, Ill. – A jackknifed semi-trailer snarled traffic on westbound Interstate 74 in downtown Peoria during Wednesday’s morning rush hour. The crash happened around…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (285+ words) WASHINGTON, Ill. – A vote is expected later this month on creating a new business development district in Washington. A first reading was held on the proposal at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. A second vote will take place in about two…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (206+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria to Memphis St. Jude Ride will take off Thursday morning with 145 riders. Ride Coordinator Eric Wilson says the main goal is to raise money for the kids, doctors and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Just…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (148+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A man was sentenced to multiple decades in prison for attacking his ex-girlfriend and stealing her firearm last year in Bellevue The Peoria County State’s Attorney Office says 36-year-old Adonnis Dent will spend 35 years in prison after being found…...