Category Archives: Local News
2019 Illinois State Fair brought in record $6.5M-plus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The 2019 Illinois State Fair had record estimated revenue of more than $6.5 million. Fair officials said Thursday this year's total surpassed the previous record of $6.4 mill...
Sep 19, 2019 AP Photo/Seth Perlman/file
Weaver named to Diversity Task Force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 37th District State Senator Chuck Weaver of Peoria was appointed Thursday to serve on the Diversity Task Force for three business groups. The Republican was named as a part of the...
Sep 19, 2019 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
Trump Denies Saying Anything 'Inappropriate'
(AP) - President Donald Trump says he would never say anything "inappropriate" on a call with a foreign leader. Trump's tweeted statement Thursday comes as lawmakers look to scrutinize the handling of...
Sep 19, 2019 President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Blickenstaff Bringing New Life To The Heights' Al Fresco Park
California-based entrepreneur Kim Blickenstaff is busy working on a number of construction projects in the Peoria area. Now, he wants to revamp what was once the Al Fresco Amusement Park along the Peo...
Sep 19, 2019 KDB Group
Dick Peplow Retiring From Peoria Production Shop
(25 News)--A manufacturing business with a powerful mission, the Peoria Production Shop strives to be the premiere employer for those with disabilities in the Greater Peoria Area. Now, after nearly ha...
Sep 19, 2019 25 News
Solar On The Table For Peoria Park District
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District might be going green. The board of trustees met Wednesday night to discuss, among other items, a power purchase agreement for solar equipment at four locations...
Sep 18, 2019 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Ex-Gaming Chairman Engaged In Prohibited Political Acts
(AP) - The former chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board allegedly engaged in prohibited political activity while heading the agency that regulates gambling. In a May 31 report released Wednesday, the ...
Sep 18, 2019 MWC
Fall Trout Season Begins October 19th
The 2019 Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season begins Saturday, Oct. 19 at 57 ponds, lakes, and streams across the state. Mineral Springs Park Lagoon in Tazewell County will be stocked with close to 500 ...
Sep 18, 2019 Midwest Communications
PCAPS Offers Fee-Waived Feline Adoptions
If you are looking for a cat or kitten, now is the time to adopt one. Peoria County Animal Protection Services Director Becky Spencer said through Saturday, September 21, the $75 adoption fees are bei...
Sep 18, 2019 Midwest Communications
Polygraph Results Show Oyler Didn't Lie
Paperwork filed in Peoria County Court Tuesday shows the results of a polygraph Peoria City Councilman Zach Oyler took earlier this month, support claims that he did not hit his wife. Olyer's attorney...
Sep 18, 2019
