Category Archives: Local News
Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback
Article Summary Despite a Republican-led push for bills restricting abortion access, Illinois continues to serve as an abortion travel destination and celebrates 30 years of National Abortion Provider...
Mar 11, 2026 Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Victim in rural East Peoria fatal fire identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - The victim in a fatal fire Monday in rural East Peoria has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 65-year-old Mark Evans was pronounced dead at the scene ...
Mar 11, 2026 Midwest Communications
Fire destroys home on Peoria's southside
PEORIA, Ill. - A home on Peoria's southside was a total loss after a fire early Wednesday morning. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said crews arrived just before 5 a.m., finding the home on W. Humboldt Ave...
Mar 11, 2026 A fire early Wednesday morning on W. Humboldt left a home on Peoria's southside a total loss. (Peoria Firefighters Local 50)
Illinois launches new program to help first-time homebuyers
CHICAGO - Governor J-B Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority have launched a new program called IHDAccess Home to make homeownership more accessible for first-time buyers across the ...
Mar 11, 2026 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
ISP investigating death in Creve Coeur
By Peter Curi and Howard Packowitz CREVE COEUR, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State Police are investigating a death in Creve Coeur after officers were seen blocking off streets Tuesday morning. A heavy p...
Mar 11, 2026 (Illinois State Police)
Hundreds of households lose power in Tazewell County after 2nd round of storms
By Howard Packowitz TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A second round of severe storms swept through Central Illinois early Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of Tazewell County households. The ...
Mar 11, 2026 (Ameren Illinois)
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)
