Category Archives: Local News
America 250 Ornament Hunt gets underway in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - June 1st marks the beginning of Folepi's America 250 Ornament Hunt celebrating the nation's 250th birthday. Here is the first clue: As our nation marks 250 years and the celebratio...
Jun 01, 2026 Folepi's America 250 Ornament Hunt gets underway in East Peoria on Monday, June 1st. (City of East Peoria Facebook page)
Firefighters battled several significant fires Sunday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were slammed with three separate fires on Sunday, including one that investigators believe was intentionally set. The most serious blaze broke out just before 11:30 ...
Jun 01, 2026 Peoria firefighters battled a garage fire Sunday on Thrush Street. (Peoria Fire Facebook)
IL lawmakers pass bill to expand Career Technical Education opportunities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Manufacturers' Association is praising the passage of a bill allowing high school students to substitute 2 years of career and technical education for the 2-year forei...
Jun 01, 2026 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop another 8 cents a gallon
PEORIA, Ill. - You'll likely feel less pain at the pump this week. GasBuddy says the average price of unleaded gas in Peoria fell by just over 8 cents last week and by more than 15 cents from a month ...
Jun 01, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Despite a Hail Mary heave from the Illinois Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session, state lawmakers ultimately failed to reach the end zone o...
Jun 01, 2026 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch speaks on the House floor on
Monday, June 1, telling his caucus there is more work to do on a Bears stadium bill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports
Article Summary Democrats largely joined together to support the Fiscal Year 2027 budget as Republicans warned the plan will harm the state's financial picture. The budget totals about $59 billion and...
Jun 01, 2026 House Democrats surround Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston, as they vote on the fiscal year 2027 budget in the early hours of June 1, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Final laps to take place at Peoria Speedway
PEORIA, Ill. - The checkered flag is waving for Peoria Speedway. In a Facebook post early Sunday morning, the racetrack announced that weekly racing has come to a close. No reason was given for the cl...
May 31, 2026 (Peoria Speedway)
UPDATED: Victim identified in fatal Saturday night Tazewell County crash
UPDATED 1:39 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An Armington man has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tazewell County crash Saturday night. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 62-year-old Je...
May 31, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
3 hospitalized after fire destroys apartment complex in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday after a fire destroyed an apartment complex in Washington. Washington Fire Chief Tyler Gee said the call came in around 8:15...
May 31, 2026 (25 News)
POWER Act data center regulation won't move forward this spring
Article Summary The POWER Act, an expansive bill to regulate data centers, will not pass the General Assembly this spring, but the bill's leaders say the measure isn't dead and negotiations will conti...
May 31, 2026 Christine Nannicelli, senior campaign representative for the Illinois Sierra Club, speaks at a rally in front of the Illinois Capitol about the need to pass the POWER Act, a bill regulating data centers, after the session ends. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
