Category Archives: Local News

Accused Armed Robber Appears In Woodford County Court
A Bayview Gardens man is being held on $600,000 bond. 35-year-old Adam Wilson is accused of robbing Ricky's Gas Mart in Germantown Hills Monday night. Wilson was caught on surveillance video displayin...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019 Woodford County Jail

Woman Who Raised Money For Her Own Funeral Dies
(25 News)--A terminally ill woman who was raising money for her own funeral has died. A close family friend told 25 News Chalise Scholl passed away Wednesday evening. She was 37-years-old. Scholl was ...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019

Peoria Man Sentenced For 2018 Murder
A Peoria man has been sentenced in connection with a 2018 murder. Daniel Jablonski, 39, was given 41 years in prison on Wednesday for the murder of 67-year-old Thomas Whitby. Whitbey was found inside ...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Immigrant Renters In Illinois
(AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law aimed at creating protections for immigrants who rent in Illinois. The law prohibits landlords from evicting or retaliating against tenants based on their im...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019
Ameren Illinois Hosting Event For Seniors
Ameren Illinois is hosting an interactive Energy Efficiency Power Hour for local seniors Thursday, August 22, at the Fondulac Park District in East Peoria. Attendees will have the opportunity to watch...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2019

Preparing For The Big Duck Race
It is the longest running race of its kind. Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse, are preparing nearly 30,000 rubber ducks, to compete in the 31st Annual Duck Race. The Duck Race is the Cent...
Mike Sabol Aug 21, 2019 cj-mwc

Alabama Cancels Peoria Show; Tour
The legendary country band Alabama, announced to the fans and friends on Wednesday, the band will have to postpone their current '50th Anniversary Tour'. The band was scheduled to play at Tailgate N' ...
Mike Sabol Aug 21, 2019 mwc

Nurse Charged in Fatal Hit-N-Run Headed to Jail
A Peoria nurse will spend more than two months behind bars for leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident. Circuit court judge Kevin Lyons imposed a 75-day jail sentence for 26 year old Amanda Boye...
Rick Hirschmann Aug 21, 2019 MWC
Coroner Releases Autopsy Results Of Two Recent Homicides
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has released the autopsy results of Peoria's most recent homicide victims. The city's 16th homicide victim, 63-year-old Theresa Simmons passed away at OSF Saint Fra...
Kristina Leahy Aug 21, 2019

Peoria To Discuss Potential Sale Of Marijuana
The legalization of marijuana in Illinois is four months away, and local officials will discuss local control. Marijuana will be legal in the state of Illinois beginning Jan. 1 2020. On Saturday Aug. ...
Kristina Leahy Aug 21, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
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