Category Archives: Local News
Gertie the Groundhog predicts an early spring
PEORIA Ill. - According to 25News, Wildlife Prairie Park's famous groundhog, Gertie has predicted an early spring in our future early Sunday morning. Since 1993, Gertie has been predicting the weather...
Feb 02, 2025 Wildlife Prairie Park's 'Gertie the Groundhog' (25 News)
East Peoria hotel employees mourn American Eagle flight crash victims
EAST PEORIA Ill. - Employees at the Holiday Inn & Suites in the East Peoria Levee District are mourning those killed by Wednesday's American Eagle crash, as some of those who died were frequent gu...
Feb 02, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Peoria County coroner identifies man killed in Tazewell Co. crash
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man killed in a crash in Tazewell County Friday night. Harwood says 22-year-old Deontay Page, of Peoria, died at OSF Sain...
Feb 01, 2025
Peoria County confirms one TB case
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Health Department confirms one tuberculosis (TB) case in the county, with the patient in active treatment for the disease. TB is a bacterial disease that affect...
Feb 01, 2025 stockdevil_666 / Depositphotos.com
IDOT: New lane closure begins Monday on the McClugage Bridge
PEORIA, Ill. - Beginning Monday, IDOT has scheduled a left lane to be blocked westbound on the East Peoria side of the McClugage Bridge. The lane closure is needed as part of the demolition of the old...
Feb 01, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Man found guilty in November for Aggravated Domestic Battery, sentenced to 7 years behind bars
PEORIA Ill. - The man found guilty in November for assaulting his former girlfriend, in Peoria, will spend the next seven years behind bars. According to the Illinois State's Attorney's Office, 35-yea...
Jan 31, 2025
Custom cars exhibit begins this weekend at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - The first exhibition to showcase American custom cars from across the Midwest opens this weekend at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Everley Davis, the museum's community engagement direct...
Jan 31, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum)
Student-teacher in Washington arrested for making a comment about shooting a student on social media
WASHINGTON Ill. - A student-teacher in Washington was arrested on Wednesday, for making a comment about shooting a student on social media. According to 25News and the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office...
Jan 31, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Adult and juvenile male will stay in jail until trial, on numerous weapons charges in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - An adult and a juvenile male have been charged with multiple weapons offenses - after being caught with firearms in downtown Peoria, on Tuesday. According to the Peoria County State's At...
Jan 31, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois students remain at or above national average
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Fourth and eighth grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the national average in reading and math, according to results of the latest ...
Jan 31, 2025 Eighth grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in Illinois rose slightly in 2024 and outperformed the national average. (Source: Nationsreportcard.gov)
