Danny Kurth's death three years ago from cancer has spawned a Dunlap run to benefit St. Jude.

A North Peoria businessman is trying to open a hotel in East Peoria. He is finding it not such an easy process.

Merle Widmer, vice-chairman of the Peoria County Board, does not plan to seek re-election.

A hearing July 15 on a proposed TIF brought questions and comments.

Peoria Heights reisdent Jenny McCarty broke the usual silence from the audience at the most recent Peoria Heights Village Board meeting.

For years East Peoria leaders have watched with big smiles as Peoria businesses — many of them North Peoria businesses — moved across the river to their supossed business oasis. One North Peoria businessesman seems to be finding the waterhole drying up for him. Could favortism be raising its ugly head?