Category Archives: Local News
Tree Damage, Power Outage After Sunday Night Storm
A summertime pop-up thunderstorm rolled through Tazewell and Southern Peoria counties. The storm prompted a severe thunderstorm warning in Tazewell County from around 7:30-8:15 p.m. Sunday. A tree fel...
Jul 15, 2019 Peoria Firefighters Local 50 Facebook/File
State Fire Marshal Urges Summer Grilling Safety
Summer is prime time for grill fires with July being the peak month for grill-related fires, according to the Illinois State Marshal's Office. More than 10,000 home fires are started by a grill each y...
Jul 15, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Decorated Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
(AP) - U.S. military officials say a decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat operations in Afghanistan. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said i...
Jul 14, 2019 U.S. Army Special Operations Command via AP
Djokovic Wins Historic Five-Set Men's Wimbledon Final
(AP) - Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday. By ba...
Jul 14, 2019 AP Photo/Ben Curtis
Two People Shot In Downtown Peoria
The sound of gunfire echoed through the streets of downtown Peoria early Sunday morning. Peoria police confirm two people were each shot in a leg in the 500 block of Main Street. Public Information Of...
Jul 14, 2019
Illinois Responds To Nationwide Crackdown On Immigrants
(AP) - Illinois has launched a bullish effort to undercut the Trump administration's immigration detention practices, and politicians and activists are taking note. A first-of-its kind ban on privatel...
Jul 14, 2019 REUTERS/Jarrett Renshaw
Power Restored After New York City Blackout
(Reuters) - A wide swath of New York's Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness Saturday after a transformer explosion knocked out power to subways, stores and Broadway theaters, but the city's mai...
Jul 14, 2019 REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Reports: Cardinals Hall Of Famer Bob Gibson Diagnosed With Cancer
(Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson (pictured second left) has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, local media reported on Saturday. Gibson, 83, sent a letter to fellow ...
Jul 14, 2019 REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/File Photo
Peoria County Accident Victim Identified
The Peoria County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a crash in Peoria County. The crash occurred around 8:50 a.m. Friday on the Princeville-Jubilee Blacktop at Chase Lane. Michael Bricker,...
Jul 14, 2019
Census Bureau Seeks Teacher "Ambassadors"
(AP) - The U.S. Census is seeking Illinois school teachers to spread the word about an accurate census count in 2020. The Illinois State Board of Education says that the Census Bureau's Statistics in ...
Jul 13, 2019 (AP Photo - Stephen J. Carrera)
