Category Archives: Local News
Two men indicted in alleged pit bull attack near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - Felony indictments have been given to two men after their pit bulls allegedly injured a couple near Bradley University. A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 45-year-old Robert...
Aug 06, 2024 Brian Turner / CC
New Illinois law aims to give free ID cards to citizens leaving correctional facilities
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill on Tuesday that's aimed at providing free identification cards to more people exiting correctional facilities in Illinois. The st...
Aug 06, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference in Chicago prior to signing a bill aimed at giving more Illinoisans who leave a correctional facility access to a free state ID. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
PPD: Arrest made in connection with Big Al's shooting
PEORIA, Ill.-- Peoria Police have arrested a man they say was responsible for a shooting at Big Al's last month. PPD says the suspect, 42-year-old Jerry Watson, is facing charges including aggravated ...
Aug 06, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Abdnour to run again for Peoria Township Supervisor
PEORIA, Ill. - Frank Abdnour wants to be re-elected as Peoria Township Supervisor, a position he held from 2017-2021. Abdnour made the announcement on Tuesday, saying "I feel that I know this office a...
Aug 06, 2024 (Frank Abdnour Facebook)
Caterpillar rides on strong pricing to beat profit estimates, shares climb
(Reuters) -Caterpillar beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher prices on its larger excavators and other construction equipment countered moderating demand in North ...
Aug 06, 2024 Caterpillar machinery is pictured working on Caterpillar property in Chillicothe, Illinois, U.S. March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Local police ready to celebrate National Night Out
WASHINGTON, Ill. - People all across central Illinois will come together Tuesday night to make their communities safer. It's part of the annual National Night Out, which aims to build police-community...
Aug 06, 2024 Maryland GovPics / CC
East Peoria man dies nearly a week after motorcycle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man has died after a motorcycle crash last week. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 20-year-old Carson Guymon was pronounced dead just before 2:00 A.M. Sunday, desp...
Aug 05, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Tazewell County Coroner identifies house fire victim from Friday in Marquette Heights
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. - The victim in a house fire Friday morning in Marquette Heights has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 41-year-old Fiona McCormick was pronounced dea...
Aug 05, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Judge vacancy in Peoria County filled by "lifelong Peorian"
PEORIA, Ill. - A man who has spent his life in central Illinois will fill a vacancy on the Tenth Judicial Circuit. The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Friday that Timothy Cusack has been appointed...
Aug 05, 2024 Brian Turner / CC
Former employee prohibited from entering MTI campus
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A former employee is now banned from Midwest Technical Institute's East Peoria campus. In a Facebook post to students and staff, Campus President Cole Huff says they've been monito...
Aug 05, 2024 (Midwest Technical Institute-Facebook)
