Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria celebrates 'long overdue' $21M police HQ
EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - East Peoria officials cut the ribbon Friday on the city's new police headquarters on West Camp Street. The $21 million facility is now fully operational. City officials said...
Oct 2, 2026 East Peoria Police Headquarters
No stalking, no contact order against ex-Creve Coeur deputy police chief dismissed, but could be refiled
PEORIA COUNTY (25News Now) - A no stalking and no contact order against former Creve Coeur Deputy Police Chief Dan Nelson has been dismissed, according to the Peoria County Circuit Clerk's Office. The...
Oct 2, 2026 SergPoznanskiy / Depositphotos.com
Dave's Hot Chicken opens in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25News Now) - Dave's Hot Chicken is officially serving customers in Peoria after holding its soft opening Thursday. The new restaurant expands the chain's presence in Central Illinois, j...
Oct 2, 2026 Dave's Hot Chicken location in Peoria.
South Side Mission celebrates 55 years of its Holiday Meal Ministry
PEORIA, Ill. (25News Now) - As we near the holiday season, preparations are now underway for South Side Mission's annual Holiday Meal ministry ahead of Thanksgiving. Now in its 55th year, the meal min...
Oct 2, 2026 (South Side Mission)
Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary
By BEN SZALINSKI & MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of Illinois Project f...
Oct 2, 2026 A data center in Elk Grove Village is pictured. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Peoria house fire causes $20,000 in damage, no injuries reported
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was injured after a kitchen fire caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to a Peoria home Thursday afternoon. The Peoria Fire Department was called to a home in the 1900 block of N...
Oct 2, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Caterpillar celebrates Manufacturing Month with new Construction Technology Gallery
PEORIA (25News Now) - October is Manufacturing Month, and with that, Caterpillar is celebrating with a new construction technology gallery at their visitor center in downtown Peoria. The new gallery, ...
Oct 2, 2026 (Caterpillar Visitors Center--Facebook page)
Peoria Riverfront Museum opening its largest-ever transportation exhibition
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum is opening its largest transportation exhibition to date, featuring objects from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum for the first time. "Transp...
Oct 2, 2026 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
2027 Roof Program Lottery applications are now open
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria is accepting applications for the 2027 Roof Program Lottery now through Thursday, October 22 at 2 p.m. The program helps low-income homeowners to finance needed roof ...
Oct 2, 2026 (City of Peoria)
New indoor athletic facility opens for Dunlap School District 323
DUNLAP, Ill. (25News Now) - A new indoor athletic facility is giving Dunlap School District 323 students a hub for more athletics and activities. Construction on the 12-million-dollar multipurpose fac...
Oct 2, 2026 (Dunlap School District)
