Category Archives: Local News
More Illinois Democrats - including Pritzker - endorse Harris for president
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker added his name to the growing list of influential Democrats endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president fol...
Jul 22, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker (center) and Sen. Dick Durbin (right) are pictured in a file photo with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in 2019. They joined the list of Illinois Democrats lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 nominee after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Multiple juveniles injured after single-vehicle crash in Dunlap Monday morning
DUNLAP, Ill. - Seven juveniles were taken to a hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Dunlap early Monday morning. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to an iPhone crash in th...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Teenage girl killed in Monday morning single-vehicle crash in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old girl died after a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in East Peoria. East Peoria Police say the crash occurred just after 2:00 A.M. on Springfield Road, just s...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Peoria City Soccer to host championship games after thrilling finish Sunday
UPDATED 11:19 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Soccer will stay home, again, as they continue their USL2 playoff run. After a thrilling victory Sunday at Shea Stadium over the Des Moines Menace, Peoria...
Jul 22, 2024 (Peoria City Soccer)
Eureka man arrested for alleged child abuse against 4-year-old
EUREKA, Ill. - Eureka Police say a man has been arrested after an investigation into child abuse. The department says it worked with the Woodford County Sheriff's Department and DCFS to investigate on...
Jul 22, 2024 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Illinois legislators react to Biden ending Presidential campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - Legislators across Illinois are reacting to the decision by President Joe Biden to end his campaign for a second term in the White House. In a statement on X Sunday afternoon, Biden ann...
Jul 21, 2024 State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, in green, joined Governor JB Pritzker Mayor Rita Ali, and other leaders Monday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum to mark "substantial completion" of the Bob Michel Bridge expansion project. (State of Illinois video screenshot)
UPDATE: One man is dead after police-involved shooting in West Peoria
UPDATED 7/22 4:30 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting incident Sunday afternoon in West Peoria. Peoria Police says four officers responded to a call regarding a violen...
Jul 21, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Record $11.6-million raised during St. Jude Telethon
PEORIA, Ill. - The 47th annual St. Jude Telethon on WEEK-TV has raised a record amount of money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The telethon signed off late Saturday night with $11,659,...
Jul 21, 2024 Photo: 25 News via Facebook
"Person of interest" in custody in Peoria shooting investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are investigating an alleged shooting incident in South Peoria. One man with an apparent gunshot wound was located by officers as they responded to the area of Millman and...
Jul 21, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Canton girl reported missing found safe
CANTON, Ill. - A two-year-old Canton girl has been found safe, nearly ten hours after she was reported missing. Canton Police Chief Mike Eveland says Chloe Russell was found in an upstairs bedroom of ...
Jul 20, 2024 25 News
