Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Mexican restaurant to cancel outdoor Cinco de Mayo party
PEORIA, Ill. - A Mexican bar and grill in Peoria is keeping the party inside this year for Cinco de Mayo. In a social media post early Tuesday, Los Cabos Cantina and Grill says there will be no outsid...
Apr 28, 2026 (Los Cabos Cantina and Grill Facebook)
Carle Health promotes Jeanette Murray to president of Carle Health West Region
PEORIA, Ill. - Carle Health has named Jeanette Murray, MBA, RN, as the president of Carle Health West Region, effective June 1. The appointment, approved by both the West Region Board and the Carle He...
Apr 28, 2026 Carle Health has promoted Jeanette Murray, MBA, RN, as the president of Carle Health West Region, effective June 1. (Photo courtesy of Carle Health)
Adams St. two-way traffic begins on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - A major milestone in a two-year downtown Peoria road construction project has been reached. Starting on Tuesday, traffic on Adams Street is now two-way between William Kumpf and Hamilto...
Apr 28, 2026 Vehicles are seen moving eastbound and westbound on Adams St. on April 28th, 2026, the first day of two-way traffic on Adams St. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City investing to upgrade Peoria's Martin Luther King Jr. Park
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A major investment is set to reshape one of Peoria's most used public spaces, as nearly $500,000 is earmarked to upgrade Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city...
Apr 28, 2026 Peoria's City Council has approved $500,000 in Block Grant funds for upgrades to Martin Luther King Jr. Park. (25 News)
7th Circuit upholds ex-Speaker Madigan's conviction of bribery, other corruption
Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld all of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's bribery and other corruption convictions, writing in a 29-page ruling Monday that the onc...
Apr 28, 2026 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a jury convicted him on 10 of 23 corruption charges on Feb. 12, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria leaders react after a wave of teen violence at city parks
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Community leaders are advising parents and guardians to keep their kids busy and stay involved in their lives after a series of shootings, one of them deadly,...
Apr 28, 2026 A pair of shootings occurred at Peoria parks Sunday night. A fatal shooting at Bradley Park, and another at Stadium Park. (25 News-file photo)
'It's not for her': DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated it
Article Summary The mother of a young woman to whom the Trump administration dedicated Operation Midway Blitz testified to the Illinois Accountability Commission on Monday, saying her daughter would n...
Apr 27, 2026 Denise Lorence, mother of Katie Abraham, says during an April 27 hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission that her daughter should be remembered as the “empathetic and caring person she was,” not used to further the Trump administration’s political aims. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Teenagers charged in connection to December carjacking in Peoria to be tried as adults
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers involved in a carjacking this past December in Peoria will be tried as adults. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Jaiden Dillard and Rodkell Grayer, both 15 ...
Apr 27, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Federal agency casts further uncertainty on Illinois' credit card 'swipe fee' law
Article Summary The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published two filings last week stating federal law prohibits states from regulating credit and debit card "swipe" fees. An Illino...
Apr 27, 2026 The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Fund established for family of fallen East Peoria Police detective
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A memorial fund has been set up for the family of an East Peoria Police detective who will be laid to rest this week. East Peoria Police says people can donate to the "The Vester F...
Apr 27, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Tabby Vester Dorsey)
