PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Jayson Kent had 15 points off the bench to lead Bradley to a 67-61 win over Drake on Saturday night.

Rienk Mast had 14 points and eight rebounds for Bradley (12-15, 6-12...

Evansville (8-15, 6-11) vs. Bradley (11-15, 5-12)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bradley looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Darnell Brodie had a season-high 21 points as Drake defeated Bradley 80-71 on Friday night.

Brodie shot 10 for 13 from the floor. He added seven rebounds.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Emon Washington had 20 points as Illinois State beat Bradley 88-71 on Thursday night.

Josiah Strong had 18 points for Illinois State (7-15, 4-12 Missouri Valley...

Drake (20-2, 11-2) vs. Bradley (11-13, 5-10)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: MVC foes meet as Drake battles Bradley. Both teams last saw action on...

LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) — The body of a 62-year-old man was recovered from a pond in central Illinois, authorities said.

Henry Umphryes of Vermont in Fulton County had been reported missing by...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Republican congressmen say the U.S. attorney in central Illinois appointed by former President Donald Trump should remain on the job until his replacement is approved...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Lance Johnson made 1 of 2 free throws with 2.3 seconds to play and Trent Brown scored 14 points as Southern Illinois narrowly beat Bradley 69-68 on Sunday.

Southern Illinois (8-7, 2-7) vs. Bradley (10-10, 4-7)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois seeks revenge on Bradley after dropping the...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Terry Nolan Jr. had a season-high 23 points as Bradley topped Southern Illinois 74-66 on Saturday.

Elijah Childs had 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for Bradley...

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man suspected in a domestic violence incident early Tuesday after he stabbed and wounded the officer during a traffic...

Missouri State (9-5, 5-5) vs. Bradley (9-10, 3-7)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State looks to extend Bradley's conference losing streak...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) _ RLI Corp. (RLI) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $83.8 million.

The Peoria, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $1.84 per share. Earnings,...

Indiana State (7-7, 4-5) vs. Bradley (9-7, 3-4)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Tuesday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: MVC foes meet as Indiana State squares off against Bradley. Indiana...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Marquise Kennedy came off the bench to score 18 points to carry Loyola of Chicago to a 65-58 win over Bradley on Monday night.

Loyola of Chicago (12-3, 7-1) vs. Bradley (9-6, 3-3)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago looks for its sixth straight conference win...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Cameron Krutwig had 19 points and three assists as Loyola of Chicago topped Bradley 69-56 on Sunday.

Loyola of Chicago (11-3, 6-1) vs. Bradley (9-5, 3-2)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Loyola of Chicago looks for its fifth straight conference win...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — James Heiple, a former chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, has died from complications following a brain hemorrhage, the court announced Wednesday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja’Shon Henry had 16 points off the bench to lead Bradley to an 86-55 wire-to-wire win over Evansville on Sunday.

The Braves built a 23-6 lead on a 3-pointer from Ville...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja’Shon Henry had 16 points off the bench to lead Bradley to an 86-55 win over Evansville on Sunday.

Evansville (6-7, 4-3) vs. Bradley (8-4, 2-1)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bradley looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Two central Illinois residents have been indicted on a federal charges alleging that they defrauded a boat dealership and others out of more than $2 million.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Sean East II posted 14 points as Bradley edged past Miami (Ohio) 69-68 on Saturday night. Elijah Childs added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Braves, and Ville Tahvanainen...

Miami (3-2) vs. Bradley (5-2)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Miami takes on Bradley in a non-conference matchup. Miami fell 90-62 to Buffalo on...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ville Tahvanainen had 19 points and Bradley romped past Jackson State 83-60 on Thursday night.

Ja’Shon Henry and Terry Nolan Jr. added 16 points each for the Braves...

CHICAGO (AP) — Health care workers in Chicago and Peoria received the first COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday during ceremonial events attended by top elected officials.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja'Shon Henry scored 19 points, Elijah Childs added 17 points and Bradley beat Lewis University 95-62 on Monday night.

Ville Tahvanainen had 14 points and Terry Nolan Jr....

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Noah Freidel had 24 points as South Dakota State edged past Bradley 88-84 on Friday night.

Freidel made 5 of 6 3-pointers. He added six rebounds.

South Dakota State (2-2) vs. Bradley (3-1)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State and Bradley both look to put winning streaks together ....

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ville Tahvanainen, Ja'Shon Henry, Elijah Childs and Terry Nolan Jr. each scored 12 points to carry Bradley to a 105-32 win over Judson on Tuesday night.

Judson vs. Bradley (2-1)

Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Bradley Braves are set to battle the Eagles of NAIA member Judson. Bradley is coming off a...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After another record-breaking day in Illinois for new coronavirus infections this weekend, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday again implored residents to do all they can to...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) _ RLI Corp. (RLI) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $42.4 million.

The Peoria, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 93 cents per share. Earnings,...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Texas-based company has announced the closure of its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois and two in Ohio as part of a plan to transition to renewable energy and reduce...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A Peoria man has been arrested on charges that he was taking part in a street race when four women in the other vehicle were killed in a crash over the weekend.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Teachers and staff at a central Illinois high school are mourning the weekend deaths of four young women who were killed when their vehicle left a roadway and slammed into a...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A 24-year-old Peoria man who prosecutors contended drove a car from which a passenger shot and killed a man in another vehicle has been sentenced to 66 years in...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing two people, one fatally, during a fight last year at a park.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A civic center in central Illinois is seeking about $4 million to keep afloat during the coronavirus pandemic that's caused the facility to lay off staff and lose...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Bradley University in central Illinois is requiring its entire student body to quarantine for two weeks because of clusters of COVID-19 on campus and is reverting to remote...

PERU, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are analyzing bones found in Illinois to determine if they are the remains of a woman whom a convicted serial killer imprisoned in Ohio claims he killed about 15...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois teenager has been convicted in a 2018 shooting that killed two people and wounded a third at a fraternity party near the Bradley University campus.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A suspect in the January shooting deaths of three teens in Des Moines has been arrested in Illinois, police said.

Leontreal Jones, 17, was arrested Tuesday in Peoria,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported an additional 1,532 confirmed cases of coronavirus, down slightly from the 1,624 new infections reported the...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Peoria’s police chief said Monday there will be a crackdown on ``roving street parties” in the wake of a weekend shooting that left 13 wounded.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ boys’ high school basketball tournament will return to the Urbana-Champaign area, resuming a tradition that begin in 1919, the Illinois High School Association...