Category Archives: Local News
Peoria and German sister city celebrate 50 years of friendship
By: 25 News' Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria is marking half a century of friendship with its sister city in Germany this week. Leaders from Friedrichshafen, located in southern Germany...
Jun 05, 2026 Friends of Friedrichshafen
Glock ban, prescription drug board among measures that stall in final days
Article Summary Many key bills discussed in the General Assembly this year failed to move forward before lawmakers adjourned on June 1. Bills banning Glocks, creating a prescription drug board and reg...
Jun 05, 2026 Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on May 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Crash in downtown Peoria sends several people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Four people were sent to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash Friday morning in downtown Peoria. The Fire Department says It happened around 9:20 a.m. on NE Adams, where one car fli...
Jun 05, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Heights moves forward with a now downsized project on Prospect Road
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Heights voted to continue a small office and retail project on Prospect Rd, in its downtown area, even after developers said they planned to do...
Jun 05, 2026 A new retail/office building is being developed on the former Save-A-Lot property on Prospect in Peoria Heights. (25 News)
Peoria Police prep for summer crime trends as year-to-date numbers show mixed trends
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - With summer temperatures rising, so too are concerns about crime and violence throughout the River City. New Chief Brad Dixon said the summer months may often b...
Jun 05, 2026
Ducks on sale now for the Center for Prevention of Abuse's 38th Duck Race
PEORIA, Ill. - The Center for Prevention of Abuse is getting ready for their 38th Annual Duck Race this summer. Ducks for the race are on sale now through race day in August. Ducks can be "adopted" on...
Jun 05, 2026 (Center for Prevention of Abuse via Facebook)
Update: Both suspects in Washington bank robbery still on the loose
Updated at 10:40 a.m. WASHINGTON, Ill. - A suspect wanted for a bank robbery in Washington Thursday afternoon is on the run. Washington Police Chief Jeff Stevens says local, state and federal officers...
Jun 05, 2026 Willie B. Franklin is wanted and believed to be armed and dangerous. He is one of two suspects in a bank robbery in Washington. (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria man charged with impersonating Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who allegedly posed as a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy and pulled over a driver last month has been charged and ordered held until trial. Dennis Walker, 43, who formerly w...
Jun 04, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Washington Man Found Unfit for Trial in Mother's Day Shooting, Explosion Case
By: 25 News' Mike Smith and Gianna Njau TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Tazewell County judge has determined a Washington man accused of shooting at police and triggering a home explosion on Mothe...
Jun 04, 2026 39-year-old Scott Tyler Benway. (Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
Detention centers, exoneree restitution, foster care protections among final bills to pass
By NIKOEL HYTREK & JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary As lawmakers put their final touches on the budget, they passed dozens of other bills in a la...
Jun 04, 2026 Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, preside over a joint session of the House and Senate on May 27, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
