Category Archives: Local News
Fund established for family of fallen East Peoria Police detective
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A memorial fund has been set up for the family of an East Peoria Police detective who will be laid to rest this week. East Peoria Police says people can donate to the "The Vester F...
Apr 27, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Tabby Vester Dorsey)
UPDATE: Peoria teenager identified as victim in fatal Bradley Park shooting
UPDATED 3:48 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The teenage victim in a fatal shooting Sunday night at Bradley Park in Peoria has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 17-year-old Jarvis Allison ...
Apr 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
First Alert: Severe storms are possible Monday across Central IL
PEORIA, Ill. - There is a chance of severe storms in Central Illinois beginning midday on Monday. 25 News has designated Monday a First Alert Weather Day. Meteorologist Austin Feig is expecting mornin...
Apr 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Multiple fires on S. Stanley displace three in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to reports of a structure fire early Monday morning in the 2000 block of S. Stanley Street. Crews arrived just after 2 a.m., finding fire co...
Apr 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria firefighters pull victim from rollover crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters pulled one person from their vehicle Sunday evening following a rollover crash. The accident happened around 7:30 pm, at the intersection of Malone and Laramie. Crew...
Apr 27, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria gas prices continue climb, analyst warns of further hikes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas prices in the Peoria area are continuing their upward trend, according to data from GasBuddy and AAA Illinois. The average price of gas in Peoria has risen 4.6 cents per gallon in ...
Apr 27, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Rivermen blank Knoxville to advance to SPHL President's Cup Finals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen will play for the Cup. The Rivermen defeated the Knoxville Ice Bears at Carver Arena on Sunday, 1-0, to win the best-of-five series in the SPHL President's Cup semif...
Apr 26, 2026 (Peoria Rivermen)
Multiple injuries after three shooting incidents Sunday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple injuries were reported after three separate shooting incidents Sunday in Peoria. Peoria Police says two teenage boys suffered non-life threatening injuries after reportedly bei...
Apr 26, 2026
Mid-May ruling set for special prosecutor demand to investigate alleged 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
Article Summary Cook County Judge Erica Reddick on Friday heard arguments for and against appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged wrongdoing by federal immigration agents during last fa...
Apr 25, 2026 The Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Peoria man sentenced to 13 years for sexual assault of teen relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage relative. Twenty-one-year-old Jordan Gibson received a 13-year sen...
Apr 24, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
