Category Archives: Local News
Tanks Arrive In D.C. Ahead Of July 4 Celebration
(AP) - At least two Army tanks have arrived in Washington ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump says will include military hardware. An Associated Press photographer says t...
Jul 02, 2019
Morton Board Bans Cannabis Sales
The Morton Village Board voted unanimously 6-0 Monday to ban cannabis sales. The new ordinance applies to cultivation centers, craft growers, processors, dispensaries and transporters from operating i...
Jul 02, 2019
Officials Offer Heat Safety Tips As Temperatures Rise
(AP) - Illinois officials say heat kills more people each year than other weather-related hazards and are offering the public safety tips. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency recommends staying h...
Jul 02, 2019
Angels Pitcher Tyler Scaggs Dies At Age 27
(AP) - The Los Angeles Angels say pitcher Tyler Skaggs has died at age 27. The team said it happened Monday in Texas but provided no other immediate details. Skaggs started the Angels' game Saturday n...
Jul 01, 2019 AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
"End Of Watch" For Fulton County Deputy
Fulton County Deputy Troy Chisum is remembered as "a nice guy," a great public servant and "a super hero." Funeral services were held Monday at Cuba High School for Chisum, 39, who was killed in the l...
Jul 01, 2019 WMBD-TV
Peoria Man Killed By Fallen Tree Limb
Sunday afternoon storms resulted in one death in Peoria. First responders were dispatched to 4209 N. Dayton Avenue at 4:20 p.m. Sunday on a report of a man unresponsive in the yard. The man, identifie...
Jul 01, 2019
Illinois Laws Raise Gas And Cigarette Taxes
(AP) - Illinois residents under 21 won't be able to buy tobacco products and cigarettes will cost more under new laws taking effect on Monday. Illinois will join a handful of other states banning sale...
Jul 01, 2019
Paying Respects To Fallen Deputy
Hundreds of people filed through Cuba High School Sunday to pay their final respects to Fulton County Deputy Troy Chisum. Chisum was fatally shot June 25 while responding to a battery and disturbance ...
Jun 30, 2019 Deb Robinson/GateHouse Media
Downed Trees, Power Lines From Sunday Storms
Downed trees and power lines were reported down after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through Central Illinois Sunday. The Ameren Outage Map, as of 9:20 p.m. Sunday reported 1,432 customers witho...
Jun 30, 2019 Peoria Firefighters Local 50 Facebook/File
Peoria Police Still Seeking Information Into Homicide
The local law enforcement community will be canvassing a Peoria neighborhood seeking information concerning the city's 12th homicide of the year. Peoria Police, Crimestoppers and Peoria Community Agai...
Jun 30, 2019 Peoria Police Department
