Category Archives: Local News
Court Tosses Peoria Gun Conviction Over Facebook Photo
(AP) - An appellate court has tossed out a Peoria man's gun conviction, ruling a lower court should not have allowed a Facebook photograph of him standing near guns to be entered as evidence. Illinois...
Jun 24, 2019
Man Found Dead At Taft Homes
A man's death is being investigated by Peoria police and the Peoria County Coroner's Office. The man was found dead Sunday morning at Taft Homes. Coroner Jamie Harwood said the man's death is not "nat...
Jun 23, 2019
Census, Redistricting Top Remaining Supreme Court Cases
(AP) - The Supreme Court enters its final week of decisions with two politically charged issues unresolved, whether to rein in political line-drawing for partisan gain and allow a citizenship question...
Jun 23, 2019
Groundbreaking For Civil War Monument At Springdale Cemetery
A community groundbreaking is the latest step toward the dedication of a restored Civil War monument in Peoria called "The Shaft." Everyone in attendance during a Saturday morning ceremony at the entr...
Jun 23, 2019
President Delays Nationwide Deportation Sweep
(AP) - President Donald Trump says he is delaying a nationwide sweep to deport people living in the U.S. illegally. He said in a tweet Saturday he would delay for two weeks to give lawmakers time to d...
Jun 23, 2019
Stairway Collapse Injures 13
A stairway on a deck collapsed in Henry County. The stairway was at Scott Colona Family Park in Colona, Illinois. WQAD-TV reported on Twitter 13 people were injured. The Colona fire chief said none of...
Jun 23, 2019
AFSCME Members Approve New Labor Contract
(AP) - A union representing thousands of Illinois state workers says its members have approved a four-year contract that offers lump-sum payments and a series of raises. AFSCME Council 31 says workers...
Jun 23, 2019
Pritzker Signs New Immigration Protections Into Law
(Chicago) - Making good on his promise to make Illinois a welcoming state for all, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed three pieces of legislation Friday to protect Illinois' immigrant community amid growin...
Jun 23, 2019
Judge Orders Special Prosecutor To Examine Smollett Probe
(AP) - A judge has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett. On Friday, Cook County Judge Michael Toom...
Jun 23, 2019
Closing Arguments Monday In Christensen Trial
(AP) - A judge has set closing arguments for Monday after a former University of Illinois student accused of killing a scholar from China declined to testify at a trial that could lead to the death pe...
Jun 23, 2019
