Getting warm

Birds

Jeff Baker often comes to the river to feed the birds during the afternoon. Baker, who is currently staying at the Peoria Rescue Mission, says he likes coming because "they're homeless just like I am," and it takes his mind off his daily worries.

Bradley Basketball

Tree searching

Training Day

'Tis the season

for basketball...

Watching the drift

Brady's Season

Small school football player of the year Brady Westart

Backstage Waiting

Eyes up

Green stream

Russ Miller watches the Parade of Lights pass him by.

Bringing home their school's first state title

Peoria does Veterans Day

Early Morning Coffee

Feeling the win

Runners Get Set

Orthodox Church welcomes a new priest

Father Ciprian was installed as the new priest at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Peoria during Sunday's Divine Liturgy. 

Balloons galore

Go, team, go

Living with Juvenile Arthritis

Alexa Wesley, 16, was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatory Arthritis when she was 13, although doctors say she probably had it much earlier. She deals with the symptoms - pain in all her joints - on a daily basis, and has to take 18 pills a day and 2 shots a week. Once or twice a month she spends the night in the hospital to deal with the flare-ups. Although she no longer goes to school everyday, she does her work from home with periodic visits to the school to check in. Afternoons are often spent under heating blankets in bed, to combat the pain.

A Peek at River life

Metamora Football

Metamora loses to Washington, their perennial rival, in the first round of the playoffs.