Category Archives: Local News
ISP says portion of I-74 in McLean County is closed due to road work
CARLOCK, Ill. - A portion of westbound Interstate 74 is shut down for the day due to emergency road repairs. Illinois State Police says the affected area is between mileposts 120 and 125 near Carlock ...
Aug 18, 2025 Midwest Communications
Multiple vehicles broken into in N. Peoria over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Several cars were broken into at two apartment complexes in North Peoria over the weekend. Peoria Police told 25 News that the burglaries happened early Saturday morning in th...
Aug 18, 2025 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
GasBuddy: Peoria prices unchanged as Labor Day weekend approaches
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.30 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Local prices are 2.6 cents lower than a month ago and 39.8 cents lower th...
Aug 18, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Co-Op Records owner talks about decision to close store
PEKIN, Ill - Co-Op Records in Pekin is scheduled to close its doors for good September 30. The iconic store opened in 1998. Owner Denny Smith, who now lives in Nashville and is pursuing a music career...
Aug 17, 2025 Co-Op Records
Parade helps Washington celebrate bicentennial
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - The City of Washington is in the midst of celebrating its bicentennial. A parade and festival Saturday helped celebrate the occasion. Washington was founded in 1825. Steve...
Aug 17, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Powerball jackpot grows even higher
ATLANTA, Ga. - What is already the highest Powerball jackpot of the year keeps going higher. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Saturday night's drawing. That means the jackpot soars...
Aug 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
One person wounded in South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria police are investigating a shooting in South Peoria. 25 News reports police say one man was shot in the leg around 8:35 p.m. Saturday near Romeo B. Garrett Avenue and R...
Aug 17, 2025 Midwest Communications
Former basketball tournament director indicted
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A former president of the State Farm Holiday Classic has been indicted by a McLean County grand jury, accused of stealing from the tournament. 25 News reports Kyle Myers,...
Aug 16, 2025 Midwest Communications
LaHood, Sorensen lack trust in Putin as President seeks Russia-Ukraine peace
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Central Illinois' representatives in the U.S. Congress are wary about trusting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and Eric Sorensen (D-Molin...
Aug 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view shows the dome of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Countywide traffic detail nets six arrests
PEORIA, Ill - A number of traffic stops were conducted Thursday by the Peoria County Sheriff's Office. Seventy-eight of them to be exact. It was the latest countywide traffic detail funded by an Illin...
Aug 15, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
