The New York Central System was a vast and legendary railroad, connecting the East Coast to the Mississippi River. A key ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has been pushing the hashtag hard on social media. A comment from a national reporter hyping up Hank Beatty? #CIP. A photo of Aidan Laughery after a 101-yard rushing ...

Rail investment will boost Illinois' economy, create thousands of jobs and secure our place as a national freight hub, writes ...

The Central Illinois Foodbank prepares as a major food assistance program could be stopped because of the partial federal government shutdown. The food bank has scheduled two supplemental food ...

An original print by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn is on display at Illinois Central College. The exhibition is free, open to the public, and runs through November 7 on the East Peoria campus. The ...

It connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf, fueled Chicago’s rise, and powered America’s economy. But after a century of dominance, the Illinois Central was absorbed, erased, and almost forgotten Senate ...

With more cancer diagnosis each year…Sarah Bush Lincoln's Regional Cancer Center says they've been expanding care for people all across central Illinois and that's why there was an absolute need to ...

Two regions — Peoria and the Quad Cities — could be the largest downstate communities to benefit from the bill. It allows the ...

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Train enthusiasts from across Central Illinois rode into East Peoria on Sunday for the annual Peoria Train Fair.

Perched on the edge of what’s considered to be abnormally dry to moderate drought, west central Illinois farmer Brent Johnson had high hopes for yields at the start of this year. A strong start with ...