Peoria appears poised to take a different path forward on combatting homelessness than some of its smaller neighboring cities in the ... lead to time in the Peoria County Jail ranging from 180 ...

From there, another Chicago suburb, Elgin, takes the reigns at the No. 6 spot, ahead of three larger downstate Illinois cities. Ranking from No. 7-9 were Springfield, Peoria and Champaign ...

The most talked-about neighborhood in Peoria still has its Halloween decorations up. The festive decor — a pumpkin, a garland of orange leaves and a lantern with bat cutouts — is arranged on ...