Category Archives: Local News
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
Powerball jackpot grows to $64 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - No grand prize winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot now grows to $64 million for the next drawing Monday. The winning numbers were: 28, 37, 42...
Sep 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Peoria Heights mayor to veto grocery tax
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Peoria Heights Mayor Matt Wigginton says he intends to veto a one-percent grocery tax enacted by the Village Board. The Village Board voted 5-1 in favor of the tax during a depa...
Sep 13, 2025 (Village of Peoria Heights)
As energy bill continues to take shape, a key Senate architect plans to retire
Sen. Bill Cuningham, D-Chicago, won't seek reelection after 16 years in Springfield By ANDREW ADAMS - Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Sen. Bill Cunningham, one of the most powerful Democrats in ...
Sep 12, 2025 Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Conservative researcher Ted Dabrowski enters Illinois GOP primary for governor
Dabrowski joins race with more than $1 million raised so far By BEN SZALINSKI - Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski officially announced he will run for the Republ...
Sep 12, 2025 Ted Dabrowski talks to fellow Republicans at a State Central Committee meeting in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo)
Early morning house fire in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - No injuries are reported from a house fire in Chillicothe. It occurred at 12:24 a.m. Friday near Second and Ash Streets. Heavy fire was reported from the front and one side of the ...
Sep 12, 2025 Midwest Communications
