Category Archives: Local News
Great Harvest Bread Co. in Morton closes permanently after 14 years
MORTON, Ill. - Great Harvest Bread Co. in Morton has permanently closed its doors after 14 years in business. The bakery announced the closure on its Facebook page, thanking customers and the Morton c...
Mar 10, 2026 Great Harvest Bread Co.
Peoria looks to bring back food carts, advance industrial park development
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria is working to bring food carts back to downtown and move forward with a new industrial business park, according to City Manager Patrick Urich. Urich discussed both in...
Mar 10, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction
Article Summary A Cook County man is challenging a state law that prohibits people convicted of any felony from ever owning or possessing a firearm. The U.S. Supreme Court held in 2022 that gun regula...
Mar 10, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a state law that prohibits people with any felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Grand jury indicts two 18-year-olds allegedly involved in violent car chase
PEORIA, Ill. - The two 18-year-olds alleged to have been behind a violent car chase through Peoria last month have been indicted by a grand jury. Daviere Dillard was indicted on Tuesday for Attempt Fi...
Mar 10, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria leaders want more food vendors to return to downtown
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - More food vendors could line the streets of Downtown Peoria later this year. City staffers have proposed to city council members that they would like to increase t...
Mar 10, 2026 One of Peoria's local food trucks. (25 News)
East central Illinois teenager passes away at Peoria hospital after baseball injury
PEORIA, Ill. - An Edgar County teenager has died in a Peoria hospital after reportedly being injured during baseball practice. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 15-year-old Bentley Wolfe of Chr...
Mar 9, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Peoria Manual returns to boys' basketball state finals
STERLING, Ill. - Peoria Manual is returning to the state's biggest stage in boys' basketball. The Rams punched their ticket Monday night to the IHSA Class 2A state finals, after a convincing victory o...
Mar 9, 2026 (Peoria Manual High School)
Peoria Police granted access to Peoria Public Schools security cameras
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police has been granted access to security cameras at Peoria Public Schools. After the topic was tabled last month, the PPS board unanimously approved the agreement in its consen...
Mar 9, 2026 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pekin mayor says data center project will not move forward
PEKIN, Ill. - A proposed data center project for the city of Pekin will not move forward. During Monday night's city council meeting, Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement via a prepared statement,...
Mar 9, 2026 (City of Pekin)
One person dies after Spring Bay fire Monday morning
SPRING BAY, Ill. - One person has died after a fire at a Spring Bay duplex early Monday morning. Spring Bay Fire says crews responded just before 5:30 A.M. to the 100-block of Spring Creek Terrace, wi...
Mar 9, 2026 Midwest Communications
