PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was walking towards his house Monday afternoon when he was attacked, knocked to the ground and beaten by several unknown suspects.

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Hardee's on NE Adams Street was robbed at gunpoint Monday night.

Incident happened early Wednesday morning in Georgia, according to report.

CHICAGO -- Illinois State Police are investigating a head-on crash on Interstate 90 that left several injured Wednesday morning.

MAPLETON, Ill. -- Two people were found dead in their home Tuesday night.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- J.C. Penney's move from constant promotions to everyday low prices has earned the retailer a lower credit rating.

Pennsylvania man arrested following traffic stop on Monday, according to report.

WHITESIDE CO., Ill. -- Nicholas Sheley is scheduled to stand trial for murder in Whiteside County next month. But the trial is already making headlines, as Quad City media outlets fight for cameras in the courtroom.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Details are coming out about what Gov. Quinn will propose tomorrow in his budget address in Springfield.

Ted Turner: Congress is trying to do an end run to OK the Keystone oil pipeline, which could mean disastrous toxic spills and poisoned water.

Violence left five people dead today as protests over Quran burning by coalition troops intensified in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul went into lockdown.

Four more bodies were found aboard the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, Italian civil protection officials said Wednesday, more than a month after the cruise liner struck rocks off the coast of Italy.

William Bennett says the health care law should be a rallying cry that will reinvigorate and enlarge the base of opposition to President Barack Obama.

Singing sensation Adele continued rolling in the prizes at the Brit Awards in London, but she made headlines Wednesday for something else: she gave the middle finger when she was cut off during the live broadcast.

The GOP presidential debate Wednesday is the last time the candidates will share a stage before primaries in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday.

Due to a left knee injury, New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert will not participate in the NBA's Slam Dunk contest this weekend. He will be replaced by Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp said Tuesday that he doesn't believe he should be given the MVP award if the actual winner of the award, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, loses his appeal of a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.

Tom Martinez, the longtime coach and mentor of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, died Tuesday on his 66th birthday.

Maryland coach Randy Edsall has changed his mind and decided to grant former quarterback Danny O'Brien a full release from the program with no transfer restrictions, according to a news statement the school issued Wednesday.

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher gathered everyone together in the Lakers' locker room Monday night and tried to set the tone for the second half of the season.

Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

Following Monday's game between the teams at the Garden, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin told New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries that he doesn't understand why Knicks fans boo Humphries.

Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article.