Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Republicans see Harris' polling surge as 'honeymoon period' that's destined to end
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois Republicans say they are still as united about the upcoming election as they were at their national convention in Milwaukee last month, despite a surge o...
Aug 16, 2024 Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi (left), and Republican Day guest speaker Matthew Whitaker (right), who served under former President Donald Trump as acting attorney general, greet rally attendees at the Illinois State Fair on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: Canton man arrested and seriously injured after crashing into East Peoria restaurant
UPDATED 8:20 A.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A car speeding through East Peoria Thursday night crashed into a fast food restaurant. Police say the driver, 22-year-old Reese Allen, of Canton, was taken to a h...
Aug 16, 2024 A speeding vehicle crashed into the East Peoria Hardee's Thursday night. (25 News)
Metamora pool to remain open despite repairs needed
METAMORA, Ill. - Despite a need for "significant repairs," Metamora's pool will stay open. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Metamora Park District has committed to keep the pool open, as long as th...
Aug 15, 2024 (Metamora Park District)
Peoria City/County Health Department seeking new violence prevention partner
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department needs a new partner for its yet-to-be-started community-based violence prevention program. 25 News reports the department will cut ties with Hou...
Aug 15, 2024 (25 News)
Driver involved in crash that killed Dunlap High student charged
PEORIA, Ill. - The other driver involved in a crash that killed a Dunlap High School student in May has been formally charged. Court documents list 25-year-old Levi Dietz is charged with driving the w...
Aug 15, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
In largest annual Illinois rally, Democrats reflect on surge of enthusiasm with Harris atop ticket
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Democrats gathered in Springfield Wednesday for their annual rally at the Illinois State Fair amid a surge of enthusiasm and a renewed sense of optimism abo...
Aug 15, 2024 Illinois statewide elected officials – all Democrats – rally at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Wednesday for Governor’s Day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pekin man sentenced after guilty plea for enticing a minor online
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man will spend time in federal prison after enticing a minor online. 43-year-old Kenneth Holobaugh was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison, which is to be followed by 15 y...
Aug 15, 2024 courtroom gavel
Pekin Police involved in SWAT situation with wanted man Wednesday
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police have arrested a man in connection with a SWAT situation that happened Wednesday afternoon. The Police Department says they obtained a search warrant Wednesday for a home on ...
Aug 15, 2024 Pekin Police outside a home on Don Court Wednesday, during a standoff with a man inside a home there. (25 News)
Peoria's Liv Warfield's run on America's Got Talent is over
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Liv Warfield did not make it to the next round of NBC's America's Got Talent Wednesday night, despite having judge Simon Cowell in her corner. Warfield learned, along with the ...
Aug 15, 2024 Peoria native Liv Warfield performs on NBC's America's Got Talent in June, receiving the Golden Buzzer.
(NBC.com)
Attorneys for Sonya Massey's family call for legislative change
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Members of Sonya Massey's family and their attorneys called a news conference Wednesday to push for federal and state legislation in the wake of Massey's sh...
Aug 14, 2024 Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family of Sonya Massey, is pictured at a rally in Chicago last month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
