Category Archives: Local News
Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
Article Summary Illinois hospitals stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to changes in Medicaid rules brought on the One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year by R...
Sep 2, 2026 Hospitals in Illinois stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to upcoming changes in how they are paid by Medicaid. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Driver with prosthetic leg uninjured after accidentally driving through tobacco store window
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A woman behind the wheel of a car that drove through a Peoria tobacco store's front window said she tried to prevent the crash. The driver, who is an amputee, told 25News she ...
Sep 2, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATED: Tazewell County Clerk blasts local publication of national article on mail-in balloting
(UPDATED 2:39 P.M. to add a statement from the Peoria Journal Star's parent company) PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell's County Clerk is claiming a local newspaper is stirring up controversy with regards to mail...
Sep 2, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Second arrest made in connection to fatal South Peoria shooting and crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting and crash last month in South Peoria. Peoria Police says 18-year-old Dorrean Ellis was interviewed on Monday at a loc...
Sep 2, 2026 18-year-old Dorrean Ellis. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Mayor remains optimistic despite challenges for South Peoria grocery store
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali is optimistic a long-awaited south side grocery store will finally move forward. CJ Harvest has a soft opening scheduled for Friday, Oct. ...
Sep 2, 2026 CJ Harvest Supermarket is set to open this summer on Peoria's south side.
(25 News)
Pediatrics, family medicine and specialty care under one roof in Morton
By Kayla Johnson MORTON, Ill. (25 News) - Springfield Clinic broke ground Tuesday on a new, multi-million-dollar facility in Morton. The groundbreaking was for a 21,000-square-foot building on South D...
Sep 2, 2026 Officials break ground on the new Springfield Clinic facility in Morton. (25 News)
Next Greater Peoria Honor Flight scheduled for Sept. 8
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -The 40th Greater Peoria Honor Flight is just around the corner on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The night before, veterans, their loved ones and guardians will gather for ...
Sep 2, 2026 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
Peoria Riverfront Market vying for America's Best title
By Stace Keane PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Association is asking for your help in voting for the Peoria Riverfront Farmer's Market as America's Best. From now until the end of the month, you ...
Sep 2, 2026 (Peoria Riverfront Association)
Elderly Peoria County man indicted in 25-year-old child molestation case
By Howard Packowitz PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a 79-year-old Chillicothe man with sexually assaulting a minor 25 years ago. David Lynne Clark is charged wi...
Sep 2, 2026 79-year-old David Lynne Clark. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Applications still being accepted for Peoria Public Works "Paint-A-Plow" program
PEORIA, Ill. - Colorful snow plows will help clear Peoria's streets again this winter. Friday is the deadline to submit an application to take part in the city's "Paint-a-Plow" program. Public Works' ...
Sep 1, 2026 (Peoria Public Works)
