Category Archives: Local News
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop significantly, with multiple stations below $3.00 a gallon
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped 11.2 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Peoria's prices are 19.5 cents a gallon lower than last month a...
Oct 20, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
Peoria joined national 'No Kings' protests on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Organizers said as many as 5,000 people lined War Memorial Drive near Peoria Stadium Saturday, as part of the national 'No Kings' protest day. People held signs criticizing th...
Oct 20, 2025 No Kings protest on Saturday off War Memorial Drive in Peoria. (25 News)
Arson appears to be the cause of apartment fire in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire crews were called to an apartment fire on NE Jefferson in downtown Peoria early Monday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says Peoria Fire received the call from the five-s...
Oct 20, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria woman shot in the leg Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman was shot Sunday afternoon on N. Lehman Road at the Parkwood Commons Apartments. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers arrived just before 4 p.m., finding a...
Oct 20, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Non-student arrested after shooting incident on Bradley University campus
PEORIA, Ill. - A non-Bradley University student was arrested after a shooting on campus early Sunday morning. Peoria and Bradley Police responded near Geisert Hall just before 2:15 A.M. The university...
Oct 19, 2025 (Bradley University)
Walls go up on homes at former McKinley School site in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The walls of the first homes on the former McKinley School site in South Peoria are up. The city and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Peoria had a wall raising ceremony Friday afternoon ...
Oct 18, 2025 (25 News)
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
Article Summary The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a legal fight over the immediate deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois. The filing comes after...
Oct 18, 2025 A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Harvest numbers normal in Peoria County despite hurdles
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County farmers are expected to clear a couple hurdles in the form of drought conditions and tariffs to have a normal harvest this fall. Farm Bureau Manager Charlie Hensley says f...
Oct 18, 2025 (Peoria County Farm Bureau/Eric Stanley)
Man ordered detained after allegedly stalking ex-girlfriend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend must remain in the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old Israel Ruiz was ordered held at a detenti...
Oct 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Judge orders teenagers held in South Peoria shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - The three teenagers accused in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in South Peoria on Sunday must stay in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 16-year-old Orlando ...
Oct 17, 2025 courtroom gavel
