Category Archives: Local News
First Alert: Heat, humidity and severe storm chances in the forecast
By Balint Szalavari CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25 News) - Those sensitive to heat will need to use extra caution the next few days as heat index values as high as 100-105 are possible. Multiple rounds of sever...
Jun 09, 2026 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
North Pekin residents told old AMC theaters will not be data center
By Angeles Ponpa NORTH PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - After a data center proposal was shelved in Pekin, residents became suspicious about another possible data center site, this time in North Pekin. Althoug...
Jun 09, 2026 North Pekin residents showed up Monday night to sharing their thoughts on a data center in their community. (25 News)
Peoria teens arrested on multiple gun charges
By Stace Keane PEORIA. Ill. - Two teens are in legal trouble after a Peoria traffic stop. Police conducting a traffic stop in the 36-hundred block of North University Street early Monday said 19-year-...
Jun 09, 2026
6-week program aims to empower Peoria boys through mentorship, arts
By John Kendall PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Summer Youth Initiative, focused on leadership, arts, and violence prevention, has been launched in Peoria. ART Inc.'s Save Our Sons is a six-week youth empo...
Jun 09, 2026 Youth learn from positive adult role models at ART Inc.'s Save Our Sons program in Peoria. (ART Inc.'s Facebook page)
'I know that it's a strong community,' Washington residents react to bank robbery
By Taylor Fleming WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Despite suspects from last week's bank robbery still being at large, neighbors in Washington trust in their community. At about 4 p.m. Thursday, officers...
Jun 09, 2026 Heartland Bank on Cummings Road in Washington. (25 News)
Peoria woman accused in stabbing death of girlfriend to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will remain in jail after her arrest in connection to the stabbing death of her girlfriend. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 31-year-old Keonta Williams w...
Jun 08, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Four arrested after loaded weapons allegedly found in car during Peoria traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - A Saturday night traffic stop in Peoria led to multiple people arrested on weapons charges. Peoria Police says the stop occurred in the area of University and Jeth just after 10:30 P.M....
Jun 08, 2026
Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan
Article Summary Despite local hopes to rebuild Logan Correctional Center in its original Lincoln location, the Illinois Department of Corrections announced it plans to build a women's facility in Cres...
Jun 08, 2026 Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
New Peoria County transfer station for residential trash opens
PEORIA, Ill. - A new place for Peoria County residents to take their trash is now open. The first day of operations for the Peoria Transfer Station is Monday. It's open Monday-Friday from 7:00 A.M. to...
Jun 08, 2026 (Peoria County Government)
Lawmakers at the end of session try to appease both sides in drug pricing controversy
Article Summary The federal drug discount program gives nonprofit and public hospitals and clinics steep discounts on prescription drugs. Hospitals and clinics accuse the drug industry of trying to re...
Jun 08, 2026 Rep. Camille Lilly, right, testifies before a House committee for passage of a bill calling for an audit of the federal 340B drug pricing program in Illinois. Also testifying were Peter Fotos, left, of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and John Conrad of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
