A Central Illinois native in the Hall of Fame was the featured speaker at Illinois State baseball’s recent Dugout Club dinner at Hancock Stadium.

PEORIA — Jim Runkle reached his final finish line on Jan. 23, 2025, touching the wall at 12:20 a.m. to stand atop Heaven's podium at the age of 79. One of the greatest high school swimming ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has been publicly outspoken about Michigan following the Wolverines' sign-stealing scandal. Following Yahoo Sports' report on Tuesday that provided insight ...

CLEVELAND -- When Jim Thome extended his right arm and pointed his bat toward the mound ... tense swing that he featured as a skinny 19-year-old third baseman in Cleveland's farm system. He was a ...

Collins’ 67.0 WAR as a member of the White Sox places him as the fourth-best overall and third-best position player (behind Luke Appling and Frank Thomas) in team history. Due substantially to its ...

That is the truth,” the CNN host pushed back. “This is a political world, Jim,” the Tennessee lawmaker responded. “And I don’t remember you all on CNN condemning Joe Biden for commuting ...

Fans of Jim Acosta may soon have to wait until the midnight hour to see their favorite CNN anchor — or perhaps not see him at all. Acosta, a fixture on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network ...

He displaces 250-pound Jim Thome. (And way heavier than the biggest enshrined pitchers, Roy Halladay and Randy Johnson at 225 pounds). There is Billy Wagner, a righthander who became lefthanded ...

The Peoria City/County Health Department conducts food inspections for a wide range of establishments in the area. Inspections look for issues that could contribute to the spread of foodborne ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An arrest has been made in connection with the city’s first homicide of the year over the weekend. Hours after a 38-year-old woman was found dead at a North Peoria ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police have made an arrest in connection with the city’s first homicide of the year. Just hours after police announced they arrested 45-year-old Derrick S. Hall Sr. of ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A.J. Brown has helped the "Inner Excellence" book authored by Jim Murphy rise to popularity over the past week, as the story of the novel he read on the sideline continues to grow.