Category Archives: Local News
Peoria shooting sends two people to the hospital, one in critical condition
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating a shooting in Central Peoria Sunday night that left two people injured, one of them critically. PPD arrived in the area of N. Isabell Avenue and W. Hudson Stree...
Oct 27, 2025
One person hospitalized after crash and entrapment Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital Sunday afternoon after a car accident left them trapped inside a vehicle. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin said crews responded around 3 p.m. t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Men Shot at Central Peoria Apartment Complex Saturday Night
Two men were wounded in a shooting at a central Peoria apartment complex Saturday night. Peoria Police were called to the 1400 block of West Covington Court Apartments at 7:52 p.m. on reports of two p...
Oct 25, 2025
Teen Wounded in South Peoria Shooting Saturday Afternoon
A 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound in a shooting on Peoria's south side Saturday afternoon. Peoria Police responded to two separate Shotspotter activations within minutes of each other. The firs...
Oct 25, 2025
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire in a vacant home in Peoria caused roughly $40,000 damage early Saturday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says crews arrived at approximately 7:13 a.m., finding heavy sm...
Oct 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin food pantry asks for donations as shelves go bare during government shutdown
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Organizers of a Pekin food pantry weren't prepared for what they saw earlier this week. A surge of people in need came suddenly, as a Facebook post showed a large line out the ...
Oct 25, 2025 (Hope Cupboard/Hope Chest Facebook page)
Natural gas rate increases likely for Ameren, Nicor customers next year
Article Summary Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois customers will likely see a rate increase on their bills next year, pending a final decision from state regulators in the coming weeks. An administrative ...
Oct 24, 2025 The Michael A. Bilandic Building, pictured in spring 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: Law professor took the stand in fifth day of Sean Grayson murder trial
UPDATED AT 12:35 P.M. PEORIA, ILL. (25 NEWS) - Day five of former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson's murder trial featured testimony from a national expert on police use of force. 25 News reports t...
Oct 24, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
Top Trump official defied court order on tear gas during Chicago crackdown, protesters say
CHICAGO (Reuters) -A top U.S. Border Patrol official violated a court order limiting the use of tear gas during demonstrations against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, a gr...
Oct 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino attends a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
As winter approaches, Peoria's public camping ban is being enforced
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Winter is on its way, and there's no motel project to mitigate the effects of Peoria's public camping ban. Last winter, LULA Peoria helped the homeless community stay out of t...
Oct 24, 2025 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
