Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: 23-year-old dies after reportedly being shot at South Peoria gas station
UPDATED 10:48 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 23-year-old man has died after reportedly being shot at a South Peoria gas station Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers responded to the Phillips 66 on West...
Apr 16, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
PPD: Teens arrested on gun and vehicle theft charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Two 17-year-old boys were taken into custody Tuesday evening after a brief chase with Peoria Police. The incident happened around 6 p.m. in the area of Spring and Glendale. Officers wer...
Apr 16, 2026
Pekin votes unanimously to annex Lutticken Property to Park District
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The Pekin Park District can expect to get a share of new tax revenue should commercial or residential development reach the 1,000-acre Lutticken Property. The ...
Apr 16, 2026
Indiana man arrested after alleged sexual conduct with minor in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - An Indiana man will remain in the Peoria County Jail after his arrest on charges of alleged sexual contact with a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Yes...
Apr 15, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria honors civil rights leader with street sign near school that bears his name
PEORIA, Ill. - A civil rights icon with ties to Peoria now has a street named after him. City leaders on Wednesday unveiled the corner of Sheridan and Florence as the Honorary "Doctor C.T. Vivian Aven...
Apr 15, 2026 Jo Walker, the daughter of Dr. C.T. Vivian, pulls the cover off to reveal a street sign named in honor of her father, at the corner of Sheridan and Florence in Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights man pleads guilty in Ohio to traveling to meet minor for sex acts
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Peoria Heights man has pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to Ohio for sexual activity with a teenager. The Southern District of Ohio's United States Attorney's Office says...
Apr 15, 2026 courtroom gavel
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey moves into Chicago apartment
Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state's most populous region. Bailey lived in...
Apr 15, 2026 Darren Bailey speaks to reporters at a Springfield hotel on March 17, 2026, after winning the Republican nomination for governor for a second time. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Amid artificial intelligence explosion, lawmakers debate best path to regulate
Article Summary While artificial intelligence industry donors spent big in Illinois primary elections, lawmakers continue debating the best way to regulate the industry. Previous bills and hearings su...
Apr 15, 2026 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Tazewell County Coroner rules out remains belonging to missing woman
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An investigation into the discovery of a human skull on Sunday in East Peoria continues. But the Tazewell County Coroner says the remains are not those of a woman missing for n...
Apr 15, 2026
Pekin to start enforcing rules limiting public comments at council meetings
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin will begin enforcement of an ordinance limiting public comments at city council meetings that many times last more than two hours. In fact, Monday night'...
Apr 15, 2026 (City of Pekin)
