Category Archives: Local News
TempleLive leaves Peoria Scottish Rite Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - There will be no more shows at the Peoria Scottish Rite Theater for the time being. TempleLive Vice President of Programming Robert Thomas says the company has pulled out of operating a...
Sep 02, 2025 Scottish Rite Theatre (KDB Group)
Home goods store at Peoria's Shoppes of Grand Prairie to close for good
PEORIA, Ill. - One of Peoria's Shoppes at Grand Prairie stores will be closing for good soon. 25 News reports that the Peoria location of At Home on War Memorial is one of 29 "underperforming" locatio...
Sep 02, 2025 (The Shoppes at Grand Prairie)
The City of Pekin phone lines are down. Here's what you need to know
PEKIN, Ill. - The City of Pekin is currently experiencing issues with the phone lines at City Hall. City Manager John Dossey says anyone needing to reach City Hall in the time being can use the number...
Sep 02, 2025
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a bit following Labor Day weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria were up nearly two cents in the last week, averaging $3.36 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy. Those prices are just over five cents higher than a month ago...
Sep 02, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Two motorcyclists seriously injured in Woodford County crash
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - Two motorcyclists were seriously injured Monday evening in a three-vehicle crash in rural Woodford County. Chief Deputy Sheriff Dennis Tipsword said that a preliminary investig...
Sep 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Crowds turn out for Peoria Labor Day parade in its new home
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' labor movement was celebrated in a different location on Monday. The annual Peoria Labor Day parade was held on Farmington Road in West Peoria. It's a shift away from ...
Sep 01, 2025 Mayor James Dillon waves to the crowd in a convertable during the 2025 Peoria Labor Day Parade, moved to West Peoria from downtown Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Political standoff intensifies over Trump's plans for Chicago crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A political standoff over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on crime and illegal immigration in Chicago intensified on Sunday as a top administration official prom...
Sep 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A tour boat floats down the Chicago River as U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/ Jim Vondruska/File Photo
Woman arrested in connection with Peoria stabbing incident
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of W. Harper Terrace and W. Overbrook Drive early Sunday morning. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers arrived just...
Sep 01, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria area Labor Day Parade take a new route this year
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois will celebrate Labor Day with parades honoring the nation's workers and unions. But, one of them, the Peoria area Labor Day Parade, will take a new route this year. The...
Sep 01, 2025 Anna_Om / Depositphotos.com
One person injured in East Peoria house fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A house fire in East Peoria that resulted in minor injuries to one resident is determined to be electrical in nature. Firefighters found fire and smoke coming from house on East Sc...
Aug 31, 2025 Midwest Communications
