Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office issues annual report for the first time
PEORIA, Ill. - For the first time, the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office has put out an annual report. The report covers cases and initiatives the office was involved in during 2023. The office ...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically connected former state contractor that if he wants to sue for defamation against the people who'...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Canton grocery store temporarily closed after Easter Sunday fire
CANTON, Ill. - A grocery store in Canton remains closed Monday morning after an Easter Sunday fire. In a Facebook post, the Canton Hy-Vee says it hopes to resume normal business hours "in the next day...
TJ Carson Apr 01, 2024 Midwest Communications
A violent Easter weekend in Chicago leaves two teens dead
CHICAGO, Ill. - At least 32 people were shot, four of them fatally, in Chicago over Easter weekend. Most of the violence happened Saturday night into Sunday morning, including a large number of drive-...
Julia Bradley Apr 01, 2024 Tony Webster / CC
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices remain pretty much unchanged
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.77 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are 19.3 cent...
Julia Bradley Apr 01, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
One person displaced by Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - The Red Cross was called to assist one person displaced by a Peoria house fire. Firefighters found smoke coming from the front of the residence at 3311 N. Leroy Ave. when they arrived a...
Ed Hammond Mar 31, 2024 Midwest Communications
Police: Teen Wounded In Friday Night Shooting
Peoria police are investigating a shooting of a 16-year-old boy. Police spokesperson Simone Roth says officers found the victim when they responded to the 3600 block of Marengo Drive on a call of male...
Ed Hammond Mar 30, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria man sentenced to prison after attempting to meet purported minor for sexual activity
BENTON, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next ten years in prison after he attempted to travel to southern Illinois to engage in sexual activity with a purported minor. The United States Attorney's ...
TJ Carson Mar 29, 2024 courtroom gavel
Appeals court skeptical of Mike Bost's case to stop ballot counts after Election Day
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of legal arguments made on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who claims Illinois' law a...
TJ Carson Mar 29, 2024 The Illinois State Board of Elections office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
PCAPS putting new mobile service unit to good use
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Animal Protection Services, or PCAPS, has a new mobile service unit that's facilitating spay and neuter services on-site. PCAPS Director Becky Spencer says it's something ...
Julia Bradley Mar 29, 2024 PCAPS new mobile Spay/Neuter Service unit outside PCAPS' facilities. (PCAPS Facebook)