PEORIA - If the Illinois River at Peoria crests at 28 feet, as it is expected to do so around 2 p.m. Monday, it will have achieved major flood stage and would rank as the fifth highest crest here historically.
SPRINGFIELD - Back in 1972, I was in the second grade at Bateman Elementary School in Galesburg and our teacher, Mrs. Turner, had us studying that year's presidential election.
CHICAGO - 5G, the fifth generation of wireless, promises lightning-fast download speeds and could lay the foundation for high-tech advancements like self-driving cars.
