A former East Peoria church youth pastor began a 10-year prison term Thursday with his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a teenage youth over four years.
The FBI has raided the downstate home of a high-powered former Springfield lobbyist who for decades served as one of House Speaker Michael Madigan's closest confidants, the Chicago Tribune has learned.
PEORIA HEIGHTS - Sailing may sound like an expensive hobby and likely one that most don't consider taking up in the Midwest, especially if they don't own a boat or belong to a fancy club.