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Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order requiring state agencies to come up with plans to respond to tariffs. President Donald Trump is set to implement new tariffs after previously...
Jul 14, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker issued his third executive order this year on Monday, which requires certain state agencies to draft plans to respond to federal tariffs. (Screenshot of executive order filing with Illinois Secretary of State)
Illinois American Water issues alert over samples showing elevated lead levels in Peoria
UPDATE 4:12 P.M.; this story was updated with comment from Illinois American Water PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says a percentage of samples taken in the first half of the year in Peoria sho...
Jul 14, 2025 Illinois American Water
Rivermen head coach signs extension to continue leading hockey club
PEORIA, Ill. - The head man for the Peoria Rivermen will stay in the role for a couple more years. The team announced Monday that Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel has signed a two-year contract extension, w...
Jul 14, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
Peoria City Soccer returns to USL League 2 playoffs
DES MOINES, Ia. - Peoria City Soccer will hit the road as they look to return to the United Soccer League Two national championship. The Carp will take on Minneapolis City SC in the first round of the...
Jul 14, 2025 Peoria City players lift the 2024 USL League Two Central Conference championship trophy after defeating Flint City, 1-0, on July 26th at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bartonville man dies in crash near Lake of the Ozarks
CAMDEN COUNTY, MISSOURI - A 54-year-old Bartonville man was killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in Camden County, Missouri. His name has not been released. Missouri State Highway Patrol ...
Jul 14, 2025
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged, as national prices are mixed
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria are almost unchanged in the last week, up 0.6 cents a gallon, averaging $3.34 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices a...
Jul 14, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Next round of McClugage Bridge demolition scheduled Monday
PEORIA, Ill - The Illinois Department of Transportation has scheduled another demolition event at the former eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge. The demolition event will take place, weather permi...
Jul 13, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Traffic shift on Moss Avenue highlights area road work
PEORIA, Ill. - A traffic pattern change in Peoria will highlight a couple of road construction projects in the area this week. Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, westbound traffic on Moss Avenue between Inst...
Jul 13, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Peoria residents stage Stop the Violence March
PEORIA, Ill. - More than two dozen people marched from Peoria City Hall through South Peoria Saturday, encouraging the community to help reduce violence in the city. The Stop the Violence March comes ...
Jul 13, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Storms leave hundreds without power
MORTON, Ill. - Scattered power outages are reported in the Tri-County area after last night's storms. At its peak, Ameren Illinois reported 858 customers without power, mainly in the Morton area. The ...
Jul 12, 2025 Ameren Illinois
