Category Archives: Local News
Two arrested after Chuck E. Cheese brawl over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fight at the Peoria Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday night led to arrests. Police said one adult and one juvenile were taken into custody at the family restaurant and the night before 6 p...
Mar 29, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
One dead following fatal Tazewell County crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - One person is dead and another person is injured after a vehicle crashed in Tazewell County Monday morning. The Tazewell County Sheriffs Department says a 38-year-old woman from Ma...
Mar 28, 2022 25 News
Metamora man dead after Saturday crash
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - An investigation continues into a crash in rural Woodford County Saturday afternoon that claimed the life of a resident of Metamora. 25 News reports the Woodford County Coroner...
Mar 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
Morton nursing home fined by state
MORTON, Ill. - A nursing home in Morton has been fined by the state after a resident somehow got out and was found later near Interstate 155. A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health say...
Mar 28, 2022 Illinois Department of Public Health
Stoller keeps heat on Democrats regarding COVID-19 debt repayment plan
PEORIA, Ill. - Republican leaders in the Illinois Senate are continuing to say the way Democrats are spending federal COVID-19-related money to pay down various debts, including in the state's Unemplo...
Mar 28, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
2-year-old boy dies after UTV crash that killed two others
PEORIA, Ill. -- A two year old child involved in an already deadly UTV crash in Tazewell County earlier this month has reportedly himself died from injuries sustained in the crash. The update is accor...
Mar 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
House bills aim to reduce fentanyl-related deaths in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State lawmakers are crafting a pair of bills in response to the rising number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Illinois. Senator Laura Ellman of Naperville is sponsoring Hou...
Mar 28, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reports: Albert Pujols returning to Cardinals
(REUTERS) -- First baseman Albert Pujols won three Most Valuable Player awards in his 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, and after 10 seasons in Southern California, Pujols is apparently returni...
Mar 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oct 21, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols (55) celebrates as he runs home to score on a two run home run hit by left fielder Chris Taylor (3) in the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves during game five of the 2021 NLCS at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
AAA: Local gas prices down slightly
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local gas prices have dropped a bit. According to AAA, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Peoria/Pekin metro area was $4.48 Monday. A week ago, the average price...
Mar 28, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Mobile home a total loss in East Peoria fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews believe what started as a porch fire resulted in the total loss of a mobile home Sunday afternoon in East Peoria. Around 2:30 p.m., the Spring Bay Fire Department, assi...
Mar 28, 2022 (25 News)
