Category Archives: Local News
Man arrested in Princeton in connection with a Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have made an arrest for a shooting that left a man with serious injuries Thursday afternoon. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says a gunshot was heard around 4:10 p.m. inside ...
Aug 08, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Peoria Police Chief discusses timing of information released for East Bluff officer-involved shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police chief has clarified timing regarding the release of information relating to Tuesday's officer-involved shooting. The incident in Peoria's East Bluff killed 41-year-old B...
Aug 07, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Pritzker: FBI can't arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois
Article summary: Dozens of Democratic lawmakers from Texas are staying in Illinois to prevent the Texas Legislature from adopting a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan for political pur...
Aug 07, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters outside the Illinois State Fairgrounds after cutting a ribbon to officially open the fair on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Mandrill monkey born at Peoria Zoo
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new resident of the Peoria Zoo. The Zoo announced on Thursday the birth of a new infant mandrill monkey. The baby was born on July 30th to mother Kofola and father Linus. It's...
Aug 07, 2025 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
Peoria Art Guild leader steps down from role
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria Art Guild has stepped away from the position. Executive Director Shannon Cox announced in a Facebook post that she left the role on July 18th after running the or...
Aug 07, 2025 (Peoria Art Guild)
Tentative deal reached between district and teachers in Marshall County school district
LACON, Ill. - A tentative agreement has been reached between a Marshall County school district and its teachers union. The Midland Education Association says it and District Seven met with a federal m...
Aug 07, 2025 (Midland CUSD 7)
Lawsuits filed after Teamsters allege chemical attack against picketers
PEORIA, Ill. - The Teamsters have filed lawsuits in Peoria and New Jersey against a supplier of gas products for alleged treatment of striking workers. In a statement, the labor union alleges that Air...
Aug 07, 2025 courtroom gavel
Investigation underway after robbery of game console in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an incident where a potential sale allegedly turned into a robbery. Police say officers responded to the area of Griswold and Proctor just before 9:00 P....
Aug 07, 2025
Ignite Peoria bringing the arts in focus this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Ignite Peoria returns to the Peoria Civic Center this weekend. Saturday's event, presented by ArtsPartners of Central Illinois and now in its 11th year, is for people of all ages who ar...
Aug 07, 2025 Ignite Peoria is being held Saturday, August 9th at the Peoria Civic Center. (ArtsPartners of Central Illinois Facebook).
Chillicothe man ordered detained after child pornography arrest
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of uploading child pornography online has been ordered to stay in the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Kewan Hudson was ord...
Aug 06, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
