Category Archives: Local News
Ramirez found guilty of killing parents in double homicide
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -- Jose Ramirez, the Princeville man charged with killing his adoptive parents, was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of murder. Ramirez was accused of killing Bradley Univer...
Nov 21, 2019
Deer hunting season kicks off in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A favorite time of the year has arrived for many hunters in Illinois. Firearm Deer Hunting season kicks off Friday in Illinois. The second firearm deer weekend runs December 5th t...
Nov 20, 2019
Secure Choice program fights Illinois' retirement crisis
CHICAGO -- Nearly half of working adults don't have a retirement plan at work. Illinois' state-administered program, the Secure Choice Retirement Plan, has been designed to combat the retirement savin...
Nov 20, 2019
Thanksgiving market comes to Dozer Park this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Everything you need for Thanksgiving, except the turkey. Peoria's Riverfront Market returns this weekend with the 2nd annual Thanksgiving Market at Dozer Park on Saturday. Down River F...
Nov 20, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Sondland kept Pompeo updated on Ukraine pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ambassador Gordon Sondland says he kept top members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in the loop about President Donald Trump's pressure on Ukra...
Nov 20, 2019 U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Peoria crews called to garage fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to a fire call from the 3400 block of N. El Vista. A car inside a detached garage had caught fire. Crews were able to put t...
Nov 20, 2019 Midwest Communications
Closing Arguments expected in Jose Ramirez trial
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -- Day two of the bench trial for Jose Ramirez ended Tuesday, with the court hearing jailhouse conversations and viewing photos of the crime scene. Ramirez is accused of killing...
Nov 20, 2019
East Peoria Fire Department has a contract
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A long awaited contract agreement for the fire department was reached Tuesday night at the East Peoria City Council meeting. The vote was 4-0, with Commissioner Dan Decker choosin...
Nov 19, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Million dollar gift to OSF autism research
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF Healthcare's autism research was bolstered Tuesday by $1 million. The gift from Charles and Sue Thomas of Rockford creates the eponymous Charles and Sue Thomas Autism Endowment for...
Nov 19, 2019 Newsroom/OSF Healthcare
Festival of Trees begins on Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Crittenton Centers announced the 11th annual Festival of Trees. The weekend long event features many designer decorated Christmas trees ranging from 7 and a half feet tall and smaller,...
Nov 19, 2019 Festival of Trees
