Category Archives: Local News
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders - especially Trump - to tone down rhetoric
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker called on President Donald Trump and other political leaders to do more to call for peace amid growing political violence. Pritzker faced sharp criticism from Illinois...
Sep 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association annual breakfast meeting in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Benefit concert held Sunday for late member of Revel in Red
PEORIA, Ill. - The community and Revel in Red fans came out on Sunday to support the late musician Pete Ramsey. A benefit concert for Ramsey, who died after a car crash in the Missouri Ozarks in July,...
Sep 15, 2025 (Deviant Rebel Media/Revel in Red)
Chicago area residents mourn immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent during arrest attempt
FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (Reuters) - Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois, placed a single marigold at a makeshift memorial near the spot where a U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
Sep 15, 2025 Mourners gather during a protest and candlelight vigil, a day after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during a traffic stop which officials said he resisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence and stepped-up immigration enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security, in Franklin, Illinois, U.S., September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Peoria's Lakeview Library closed due to water main break
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Library's Lakeview Branch will be closed on Monday, September 15 due to a water main break. The Library's other four branches will be open: The Main Library at 107 NE Monr...
Sep 15, 2025 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
GasBuddy: Peoria prices still dropping as we transition to winter gas supply
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped almost two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.33 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria a...
Sep 15, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: 45-year-old woman identified as 2nd victim in fatal Pekin crash
UPDATED 5:16 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 45-year-old woman has been identified as the second victim in a fatal crash Saturday morning in Pekin. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Candace Bumbalough of...
Sep 15, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Jim Edgar, Illinois' 1990s-era moderate GOP governor, dies at 79
Article Summary After disclosing aggressive pancreatic cancer diagnosis in February, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar died on Sunday. Edgar spent nearly his entire adult life in and around Illinois go...
Sep 14, 2025 Former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar speaks at a May 28 event in Springfield to dedicate the reading room at the Illinois State Library in his honor. Edgar helped secure funding for the facility when he was secretary of state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man rescued from Illinois River after jet ski crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A collision between two jet skis resulted in one man being rescued from the Illinois River. It happened around 4:15 p.m. Saturday in an area of the river just north of the McClugage Bri...
Sep 14, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Park District welcomes proposal toward riverfront amphitheater
PEORIA, Ill - The Peoria City Council has approved a letter of intent for an $11 million donation from the Hengst Foundation toward a 5,000 seat riverfront amphitheater Peoria Park District Executive ...
Sep 14, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Weekend temperatures soar in Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think it was hot Saturday, you were right. The thermometer peaked at 96 degrees in Peoria according to the National Weather Service, making Saturday the hottest day of the year. ...
Sep 14, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
