Category Archives: Local News
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices dip a bit, following a similar trend at the national level
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria dropped 2.4 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.32 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 5.4 cents higher than a month ago and 34.8 cents...
Jul 21, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
No suspect information after Central Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are investigating a late Saturday night shooting in Central Peoria. Spokesperson Simone Roth says officers were dispatched to the area near Sterling and Forrest Hill just ...
Jul 20, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Separate South Peoria shootings leave two wounded
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are investigating two separate early Saturday morning shootings in South Peoria that each resulted in one person wounded. Police say the incidents were not related. Office...
Jul 20, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Powerball Jackpot rise to $308 million
Tallahassee, FL - There was no grand prize winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball number so the jackpot rises to $308 million for Monday night's draw...
Jul 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Back to school giveaway helps Peoria youth
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria organization devoted to helping inner-city youth hosted its annual back-to-school giveaway that included clear backpacks at the MECA Center in the West Bluff. Kids were also ab...
Jul 20, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Chillicothe hosts Sweet Corn Festival
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Nothing says Central Illinois more than sweet corn, and Chillicothe has turned it into a full-blown celebration. The city turned its downtown Thursday Corn Boil into the Chillicoth...
Jul 20, 2025 Photo: 25 News
River City Pride Festival held in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Saturday morning's storms didn't stop the River City Pride Festival from celebrating Peoria's LGBTQ+ community and their supporters. The weather forced organizers to push back the event...
Jul 20, 2025 Photo: 25 News
PPS warns of bus delays at start of school year
PEORIA, Ill. - While Peoria Public Schools has a full staff of bus drivers for the upcoming school year, they are warning that delays are possible as new drivers learn their routes. Classes start on J...
Jul 19, 2025 Photo: Peoria Public Schools
Study: Education still pays, but barriers to upward mobility persist in Illinois
Article summary: A new study shows there are barriers to upward mobility in Illinois, especially for women and people of color. People who grow up in lower-income families tend to earn less as adults ...
Jul 19, 2025 An empty conference room is seen as the first phase of FMC Corporation employees return to work in the office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Peoria City soccer season ends in USL 2 playoffs
DES MOINES, Ia. - Peoria City's run in the United League Two national soccer playoffs is one-and-done. The Carp fell to Minneapolis City SC Friday afternoon in the Round of 32 in a penalty shoot-out i...
Jul 18, 2025 Peoria City applauds the crowd after receiving their Finalist medals after losing the USL2 National Championship match at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
