Category Archives: Local News

(AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says an Illinois license plate featuring the St. Louis Cardinals will be sold in support of public schools. The license plate was unveiled Thursday by Wh...

(AP) - U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July, adding a still-healthy 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-plus expansion. The Labor Department says the unemployment...

The new school year is just days away. Peoria Public Schools is offering a new app for parents to track their student's bus. PPS Transportation Director Josh Collins says parents will now be able to u...

(AP) - Illinois lawmakers say they will investigate the use of a loophole in the state's guardianship law that wealthy families took advantage of to qualify their children for college financial aid. R...

After a rainy start to the year that caused flooding along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, we are now begging for some of the wet stuff. According to News Partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuc...

Peoria Fire and Rescue was called to assist the Bartonville Fire Department after the discovery of several suspicious containers near a local business Thursday afternoon. Crews responded to SC2 Inc, a...

(AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1. Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China that ...

Peoria City Council Member Zach Oyler was arrested Tuesday. Oyler was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, interfering with a report of domestic violence, and unlawful restraint, and booked in th...

(AP) - A bipartisan budget and debt deal has passed the Senate and is heading to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature. Thursday's vote addresses a worrisome set of Washington deadlin...

Peoria has seen a 4.4 percent increase from 2017 and 2018 of people traveling to the area for events and experiences. J.D. Dalfonso, President of the Peoria Area Business and Convention Bureau tells W...