The Peoria Zoo houses over 100 species of animals, ranging from relatively small to “rhino-sized”. Located on 14 acres inside ...

Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the ...

Do you love everything fall, including pumpkins and Halloween? Then don't miss out on this town in Illinois, where they make ...

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Sheridan Rd., Peoria. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council sponsors this lively event. Love of animals is global, and so are the threats to their health and well-being. From zoo animals to the family ...

Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper ...

The state’s Department of Children and Family Services tried to reach Andrea Luncsford earlier this month after being told there was a substantial risk to a ...

A man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Peoria home on Sunday in what police believe could be a homicide-suicide. An autopsy on the man, 47-year-old Vivek Gupta of North Flora ...

Incumbent Democratic Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos is seeking a second full term as the county's top prosecutor, challenged by a local trial attorney with deep local ties. Local trial ...

Soldiers dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spread Tuesday to a broad swath of ...

Bradley Klose, 16, disappeared April 8 from Peoria, Arizona, police said. He was found dead months later. Peoria Police Department A 16-year-old boy was found dead months after he was last seen ...