Category Archives: Local News

Two Peoria firefighters suffered injuries responding to a fire at the McDonald's restaurant on North Western Avenue Monday afternoon. Crews arrived just before 4:30, finding a rooftop air handling uni...

(Springfield)- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation strengthening Illinois' medical cannabis program, which provides relief to more than 80,000 patients across the state. "This legislation brings our...

Monday afternoon around 4:00 p.m., the Peoria Fire Department received a report of a structure fire. Battalion Fire Chief Michael Hughes said when they arrived they saw heavy smoke coming from bottom ...

Gas prices continue to drop in the Peoria area. According to a survey by Gasbuddy.com, the price of a gallon of gas in Peoria dropped about 8 cents last week to $2.70. That is even with the statewide ...

A 24-year-old man has been arrested for aggravated battery with a firearm. Peoria Police responded to the area the 1600 block of S. Griswold St. just before 2:00 a.m. Monday for 5 consecutive Shotspot...

Peoria's 15th homicide victim of 2019 has been identified. The victim, 49-year-old Sam Causey Jr. was found in the 700 block of East Ravine Monday morning. Police were called to the area just after 3:...

Severe Storms Possible Tonight The National Weather Service says that the latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center continues to highlight an enhanced risk of severe weather for much of central ...

(AP) - The Trump administration claims its effort to refocus the U.S. immigration system on merit is not a rejection of long-held American values. The administration on Monday issued new rules that co...

(AP) - The apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has brought new scrutiny to a chronically understaffed federal jail in New York. The financier's death Saturday is also the latest black eye for the U.S....

A man was shot and killed on Peoria's East Bluff overnight. Peoria Police say a 50-year-old man was found on the ground in the 700 block of East Ravine Avenue around 3:45 a.m. Monday. The victim suffe...