Category Archives: Local News
Peoria High basketball coach released from jail on conditions after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria High School's boys' basketball coach has been formally charged by prosecutors for allegedly trying to solicit a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-ol...
Feb 04, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Hearing regarding restraining order on Par-A-Dice project to not take place before IGB vote Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Thursday's potential vote by the Illinois Gaming Board on the proposed new Par-A-Dice facility may not be the final word on it. The city of Peoria is seeking a temporary restraining ord...
Feb 04, 2026 (Illinois Gaming Board)
Peoria County delays early voting, Tazewell and Woodford Counties to start Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Early voting starts Thursday across Illinois, but not in Peoria County. In an announcement on Wednesday, Election Commission Executive Director Elizabeth Gannon announced that early vot...
Feb 04, 2026 A sign indicates one of the polling locations in Morton, at Community United Church of Christ, on Election Day 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of shooting Peoria County Sheriff's deputy to stay in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of shooting and injuring a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy must remain in jail until trial. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a judge ordered 51-year-old L...
Feb 04, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
2nd person sentenced in 2024 botched robbery in Peoria that left one robber dead
PEORIA, Ill. - The man prosecutors called the "ringleader" of a botched robbery two years ago that left one robber dead learned his fate on Wednesday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says ...
Feb 04, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Suit reveals proposed sites for Peoria land-based casino
Where would a land-based casino be located in Peoria? That's a question the city would like to face. The City of Peoria is asking a judge to stop a Thursday vote by the Illinois Gaming Board on whethe...
Feb 04, 2026 City of Peoria website
State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges
Article Summary The state is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funds for downstate community colleges to build six new "manufacturing training academies." The academies are designed to a...
Feb 04, 2026 The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Peoria High basketball coach placed on unpaid leave following arrest
By Imani McClay PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria High School basketball coach Daniel Ruffin will stay in jail and has been placed on unpaid leave following his arrest Monday morning on charges of solic...
Feb 04, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration agents last year, testified at a public forum on immigration agents' use of force in D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Panelists and mem...
Feb 04, 2026 Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last
October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard
Blumenthal livestream.)
'Ludicrous': Peoria asks judge to halt new Par-A-Dice development
By Gianna Njau and Lizzie Seils PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The City of Peoria is asking a judge to stop an upcoming vote from the Illinois Gaming Board as it mulls whether to allow a proposed land-based...
Feb 04, 2026 (25 News)
