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Michael Jordan made his professional debut in the NBA on October 5th, 1984, in a preseason game at the Peoria Civic Center Arena in front of about 2000 or so fans.

A new report from CBS News examined last year’s murder rates across the country in 65 major cities with populations of over 100,000 people.

It's going to take volunteers some time to sort through about 17,000 pounds of freshly picked apples.

After stops in Chicago and Peoria, the 19-ton sculpture named “Return Visit” took its place in front of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday.

A Peoria man has been robbed of 50 baseball hats and 800 $1 bills from his house.

The Forbes report also says that OSF HealthCare ranked 46th out of 500 large companies throughout the country.

Some things are too good to be true, but that headline isn't one of them. This guy could get 30 years in prison while "avoiding" a zombie apocalypse.

It's always exciting when a new member of the family is born, but not many of us expect to see a newborn who's almost 6 feet tall and weighs in at 122 pounds. Then again, most of us aren't giraffes.

While Illinois is home to larger, well-known cities such as Chicago, Rockford and Peoria, it also has its fair share of cities and towns with names that sound rather naughty.

Will Stevenson -- Illinois Radio Network A member of the Peoria City Council gets the chance to move to the Illinois Senate. Chuck Weaver is the man tapped by a committee made up of Republicans to replace Darin LaHood in Springfield, now that LaHood is replacing Aaron Shock in the U...