Category Archives: Local News
OSF Cardiovascular Institute Pekin Changing Locations
The OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute in Pekin announced they will be moving to a new location. The last day at the current location, 610 Park Avenue, will be July 18. Then, the office will be c...
Jul 11, 2019
Database Error Delays Illinois Unemployment Checks
(AP) - State officials say thousands of Illinoisans will have delayed unemployment checks this week due to computer problems. Illinois Department of Employment Security spokesman Sam Salustro says abo...
Jul 11, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
'It Will Not Be Easy': Dems Prepare For Their Mueller Moment
(AP) - To prepare for next week's high-stakes hearing with Robert Mueller, some Democrats are watching old video of his testimony on other matters. Others are closely re-reading the former special cou...
Jul 11, 2019
Kitchen Fire Displaces Apartment Residents In Tazewell County
(25 News)--20 people are displaced after a kitchen fire inside an East Peoria apartment complex. Officials say it began around 1 a.m. Thursday at the Tall Oaks Apartment Complex off of Briarwood, when...
Jul 11, 2019
Former Manual Basketball Star Howard Nathan In Critical Condition
Former Manual High School basketball star Howard Nathan is hospitalized in critical condition at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Nathan's brother, Charles Nathan, confirms Nathan, 47, was transporte...
Jul 10, 2019 Photo Courtesy David Booth/Facebook
Danville Man Killed As Two Semi's Crash On I-74
The victim of a crash involving two semi's on I-74 near Goodfield has been identified. Jeffrey Bryant, 48, of Danville was killed as the semi he was driving collided with a semi that was broken down o...
Jul 10, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Eden Blair Recommended To Fill Peoria County Board Vacancy
An associate professor for entrepreneurship at Bradley University is being recommended to fill a vacancy on the Peoria County Board. Board members will vote Thursday on the board chairman's recommenda...
Jul 10, 2019 Peoria County Board
Confederate Railroad To Perform At Private Venue
(AP) - The country rock band whose logo with Confederate flags got it banned from a southern Illinois state fair will perform at a nearby private venue. Confederate Railroad will play Sept. 5 at Black...
Jul 10, 2019 AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
Acosta Defends His Handling Of Espstein Case
(AP) - Labor Secretary Alex Acosta is defending his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, saying he tried to avoid a deal allowing the wealthy financier to "walk free." Acosta is a former federal pros...
Jul 10, 2019 AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Neighborhood Canvass For Recent Homicide Victim
A hot Wednesday morning did not stop Peoria Police, Crime Stoppers, and Peoria Community Against Violence from going door to door asking for information regarding the city's latest homicide victim, 30...
Jul 10, 2019
