Category Archives: Local News
July public hearing established to discuss potential bonds to fund Twin Towers Place repairs
PEORIA, Ill. - A public hearing will take place this summer on a proposal to bring much needed repairs to downtown Peoria's Twin Towers Place. The city council approved establishing the July 14th meet...
Apr 28, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Striking Illinois State University staff frustrated over lack of negotiations
Article Summary Non-teaching staff at Illinois State University have been on strike since April 8 seeking higher wages. The staff union alleges ISU hired replacement workers and the union filed a laws...
Apr 28, 2026 Illinois State University building service worker and staff union president Chuck Carver speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Man indicted for allegedly killing cat at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly striking and killing a woman's cat earlier this month. 22-year-old Gabriel Brooks is charged with Aggravated Cruelty for the ...
Apr 28, 2026 courtroom gavel
OSF, Peoria City Soccer announce partnership deal
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' largest medical group is now one of Peoria City's biggest supporters. On Tuesday, OSF HealthCare and Peoria City Soccer announced a two-year primary sponsorship deal. ...
Apr 28, 2026 Peoria City soccer players show off uniforms bearing the OSF HealthCare logo, after the two entities announced a two-year partnership on April 28th, 2026. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Mexican restaurant to cancel outdoor Cinco de Mayo party
PEORIA, Ill. - A Mexican bar and grill in Peoria is keeping the party inside this year for Cinco de Mayo. In a social media post early Tuesday, Los Cabos Cantina and Grill says there will be no outsid...
Apr 28, 2026 (Los Cabos Cantina and Grill Facebook)
Carle Health promotes Jeanette Murray to president of Carle Health West Region
PEORIA, Ill. - Carle Health has named Jeanette Murray, MBA, RN, as the president of Carle Health West Region, effective June 1. The appointment, approved by both the West Region Board and the Carle He...
Apr 28, 2026 Carle Health has promoted Jeanette Murray, MBA, RN, as the president of Carle Health West Region, effective June 1. (Photo courtesy of Carle Health)
Adams St. two-way traffic begins on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - A major milestone in a two-year downtown Peoria road construction project has been reached. Starting on Tuesday, traffic on Adams Street is now two-way between William Kumpf and Hamilto...
Apr 28, 2026 Vehicles are seen moving eastbound and westbound on Adams St. on April 28th, 2026, the first day of two-way traffic on Adams St. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City investing to upgrade Peoria's Martin Luther King Jr. Park
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A major investment is set to reshape one of Peoria's most used public spaces, as nearly $500,000 is earmarked to upgrade Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city...
Apr 28, 2026 Peoria's City Council has approved $500,000 in Block Grant funds for upgrades to Martin Luther King Jr. Park. (25 News)
7th Circuit upholds ex-Speaker Madigan's conviction of bribery, other corruption
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld all of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's bribery and other corruption convictions, writing in a 29-page ruling Monday that the onc...
Apr 28, 2026 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a jury convicted him on 10 of 23 corruption charges on Feb. 12, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria leaders react after a wave of teen violence at city parks
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Community leaders are advising parents and guardians to keep their kids busy and stay involved in their lives after a series of shootings, one of them deadly,...
Apr 28, 2026 A pair of shootings occurred at Peoria parks Sunday night. A fatal shooting at Bradley Park, and another at Stadium Park. (25 News-file photo)
