PEORIA (25News Now) - Elevating the guest experience to meet everyone’s needs was one of the Peoria Civic Center’s goals entering 2025 when opening its brand new sensory room. Every year, the Peoria ...

Metra has donated F40C No. 614 to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM UNION, Ill. — Metra has donated F40C No. 614, one of just two such surviving locomotives, to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM says in ...

For the second straight year, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester has been recognized as one of the best children's museums in the nation in the latest USA Today Readers' Choice poll.

28,000 square-foot museum called The Dot Experience. The museum is slated to open to the public in the fall of 2026. (This story has been updated because a previous version included an inaccuracy.) ...

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men return to Bantock House Museum in Wolverhampton for their 21st season with a performance of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. With a legacy tracing ...

Welch is a finalist for teacher of the year in Illinois. The state board of education also honored other educators employed by Peoria Public Schools. A math teacher at Peoria's Rolling Acres ...

Activate, an interactive gaming facility featuring a blend of physical activity and gaming experience ... Activate also plans to open its third Illinois facility in the River North area next ...

The snow coming this week to parts of Illinois may miss the Peoria area. The frigid winter temperatures will not. There is a 20% chance of precipitation in the area Monday, and a 30% chance of ...

Warren and Mavis Suckling are inviting people to explore history at their Chucks Cove Maritime Experience museum in Cable Bay, in the Far North. It’s a little museum with a big story to tell ...