Category Archives: Local News
Victim in Peoria Heights fire identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner is identifying the victim in the fatal fire earlier this week in Peoria Heights. Coroner Jamie Harwood says dental records had to be used to identify Nathan Ca...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2022 (25 News)
Peoria area hospitals ask public to limit visits to patients
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you have a friend or loved one residing at one of Peoria's many hospital facilities, you are asked to limit your visitation. The Peoria City/County Health Department issued the rele...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2022 Midwest Communications
Gratitude for growth in Peoria becomes a theme at chamber luncheon
PEORIA, Ill. -- To achieve growth, one local leader wants to change the slogan from "Will it Play in Peoria?" to "Peoria is a City of Gratitude" It was the main thrust of former Peoria City Councilman...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2022
Former Toulon official pleads guilty to federal sex charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A former elected official in Stark County is pleading guilty to child pornography-related charges. Federal court records indicate Jason Musselman pleaded guilty in a Peoria courtroom Th...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2022 (Stark County Jail via 25 News)
Judge issues temporary restraining order keeping County Auditor's office open
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County office embroiled in controversy is getting a bit of a reprieve. A Peoria County judge has issued a temporary restraining order leaving the Auditor's office funded and in...
Will Stevenson Nov 17, 2022 (Peoria County)
Peoria's Famous Dave's BBQ closing down
PEORIA, Ill. -- The owners of Famous Dave's BBQ in Peoria are preparing to close the restaurant's doors for good. Currently, Famous Dave's, near the Shoppes at Grand Prairie, is only doing carryout or...
Julia Bradley Nov 17, 2022 rick / CC
Peoria councilman makes move for at-large seat
PEORIA, Ill. -- He says he will remain "an independent voice for the community" at the Peoria City Council. At-Large councilman Kiran Velpula makes that promise in announcing his campaign for another ...
Cooper Banks Nov 17, 2022
SAFE-T Act changes could be forthcoming, 'technical' in nature
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Changes may yet come to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform before its Jan. 1 effective date, but some of its major proponents in the General Assembly sa...
Cooper Banks Nov 16, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Amtrak cancels some Illinois train routes through mid-January
CHICAGO, Ill. - Amtrak is cancelling two Illinois routes -- one from Chicago and one to Chicago -- through the middle of January. The passenger rail service blames staffing shortages for the cancellat...
Will Stevenson Nov 16, 2022 (Mike Armstrong/Amtrak)
Ground broken on new Peoria County HHS building
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County officials are using some of $34 million in COVID-19-related funds to build a new facility combining several departments. Ground has been broken on a new Health and Human S...
Will Stevenson Nov 16, 2022 (City of Peoria Government via Facebook)
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