Category Archives: Local News
Peoria gas prices almost unchanged in past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria were almost unchanged in the last week, up 0.4 cents, averaging $3.33 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Peoria price...
May 05, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Peoria man convicted for setting girlfriend on fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been found guilty during a bench trial of setting his girlfriend on fire in 2022. Daniel Pace, 42, was convicted of aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery. ...
May 04, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria county Jail)
Motorcycle driver injured in I-74 accident
PEORIA, ill. - A motorcycle crash resulted in the driver being transported to a local hospital. State Police tell 25 News the accident happened around 12:20 p.m. Saturday when the motorcycle left the ...
May 04, 2025 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Wildlife Prairie Park planning expansion
HANNA CITY, Ill - Officials at Wildlife Prairie Park have announced a planned $1.5 million expansion project that will include a campground with room for 40 recreational vehicles. 25 News reports the ...
May 04, 2025 25 News
Trump protesters gather at Peoria Stadium
PEORIA, Ill. - The political activist group 50501 stated its second protest in as many weekends in Peoria. A large number of protesters gathered at Peoria Stadium Saturday to voice their displeasure o...
May 04, 2025 25 News
Lane closures in Peoria and Tazewell Counties this week
PEORIA, Ill - Another week of road construction will affect motorists in Peoria and Tazewell Counties. Daytime lane closures on the Murray Baker Bridge, I-74, will resume Monday and Tuesday affecting ...
May 04, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
"The View" co-host to be MLK luncheon speaker
PEORIA, Ill. - Sunny Hostin, co-host on ABC-TV's "The View" will be the featured speaker during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon. Public Employees for Community Concerns says the event will tak...
May 03, 2025 Public Employees for Community Concerns
City of Peoria seeking proposals to redevelop historic building
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria is looking for proposals from developers seeking to breathe new life into a historic downtown building. The City began accepting applications April 30 from prospectiv...
May 03, 2025 25 News
Peoria Fire Department division chief retires
PEORIA, Ill. - Lorie Baxter is hanging up her gear within the Peoria Fire Department after 27 years. Baxter is Division Chief of Operations and is the first woman to be selected to the executive board...
May 03, 2025 25 News
WTVP, WCBU react to executive order that could cut its federal funding
PEORIA, Ill. - Public media in the Peoria-area are reacting to a President Trump executive order that could cut a portion of their federal funding. It calls for "direct funding" to the Corporation for...
May 02, 2025 (25 News)
