Author Archives: Kristina Leahy
Chairman Announces Nomination For Peoria County State's Attorney
At a press conference Monday morning, Peoria County Board Chairman Andrew Rand announced his nomination for the next State's Attorney for Peoria County, Judge Jodi Hoos. Hoos said the nomination is bi...
Aug 05, 2019
St. Jude Runners Returning To Peoria Saturday
Saturday July 3, runners for St. Jude will return to the Peoria Civic Center for the 30th St. Jude Telethon. Runners are expected to arrive at the staging area downtown around 3 p.m., and the final se...
Aug 02, 2019 stjuderuns.org
New Information Could Lead To Remains Of Chinese Scholar
(AP) - The family of a visiting Chinese scholar whose body was never recovered after a former University of Illinois doctoral student kidnapped and killed her has been told the woman's remains may be ...
Aug 02, 2019 AP Photo/Teresa Crawford
Illinois State Senator Indicted On Embezzlement Charges
(AP) - An Illinois state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he took benefits and salary from the Teamsters for nearly three years while doing little or no work. Prosecutors in Chicago a...
Aug 02, 2019 FILE--In this Dec. 7, 2015, file photo, Illinois Sen. Thomas Cullerton, D-Villa Park, speaks to lawmakers while on the Senate floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield, Ill. Cullerton has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he took benefits and salary from the Teamsters while doing little or no work. On Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 federal prosecutors in Chicago announced that Cullerton, 49, is charged with 39 counts of embezzlement from a labor union, one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and an employee benefit plans and one count of making false statements in a health care matter. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Illinois To Offer Cardinals License Plate To Aid Schools
(AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says an Illinois license plate featuring the St. Louis Cardinals will be sold in support of public schools. The license plate was unveiled Thursday by Wh...
Aug 02, 2019 ilsos.gov
164,000 Jobs Added In July
(AP) - U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July, adding a still-healthy 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-plus expansion. The Labor Department says the unemployment...
Aug 02, 2019
Unidentified Liquid Brings Tense Moments To Bartonville
Peoria Fire and Rescue was called to assist the Bartonville Fire Department after the discovery of several suspicious containers near a local business Thursday afternoon. Crews responded to SC2 Inc, a...
Aug 01, 2019 Midwest Communications
Trump Threatens Tariffs On China
(AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China that ...
Aug 01, 2019
Oyler Update: An Emergency Order Of Protection
Peoria City Council Member Zach Oyler was arrested Tuesday. Oyler was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, interfering with a report of domestic violence, and unlawful restraint, and booked in th...
Aug 01, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Peoria Area Sees Increase In Tourism
Peoria has seen a 4.4 percent increase from 2017 and 2018 of people traveling to the area for events and experiences. J.D. Dalfonso, President of the Peoria Area Business and Convention Bureau tells W...
Aug 01, 2019
