Category Archives: Local News
School bus carrying students involved in multi-vehicle crash in Peoria
By: Mike Smith (25 News) PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria Public School bus carrying approximately 38 students was involved in a three-vehicle crash near downtown Peoria Thursday afternoon. The colli...
Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin launches new brand identity to attract residents, businesses
PEKIN, Ill. - The City of Pekin has introduced a new brand identity aimed at positioning the Central Illinois community as a destination for residents, visitors, and businesses. The city, which celebr...
Jan 29, 2026 City of Pekin, Ill.
Ex-Riverside Community Church pastor released on conditions
By: Angeles Ponpa (25 News) PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A Tazewell County judge ordered the conditional release Thursday of a former Riverside Community Church lead pastor accused of sending explicit imag...
Jan 29, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Fatal crash on I-39 in Woodford County under investigation
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A fatal two-vehicle crash on Interstate 39 in Woodford County is under investigation. The Woodford County Sheriff's Office received a call about a serious accident at 12:05 p.m...
Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Fire causes extensive damage to Washington home
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire early Thursday morning on Silver Creek Drive in Washington. Crews arrived just after 5:30 a.m. to find extensive damage to a ...
Jan 29, 2026
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Times and republished with permission. By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Tim...
Jan 29, 2026 Supporters of the Massey family gather outside the Sangamon County courthouse the morning of Jan. 29 as the sentencing hearing for Sean Grayson begins. Credit: photo by Zach Adams, Illinois Times)
Group challenges Illinois' restrictions on using 'Democrat,' 'Republican' in org names
The law requires nonprofits to get party's permission to use names Article Summary The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to overturn a 1986 Illinois law that b...
Jan 29, 2026 Alexi Giannoulias, now the Illinois secretary of state, speaks at a Democratic Party event in 2021. He’s being sued over a 40-year-old law governing which companies can use the word “Democrat” or “Republican” in their name. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria leaders address ICE concerns, cite Illinois Trust Act
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria city leaders addressed concerns about possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity during Tuesday night's City Council meeting, despite no confirmed ICE sighti...
Jan 29, 2026 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria spoke Tuesday night at the City Council meeting, addressing concerns about ICE in Central Illinois. (WEEK-TV)
Peoria Co. coroner identifies man killed in double shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a double shooting in Peoria early Wednesday morning. Coroner Jamie Harwood says 44-year-old Davelle Wilder was taken ...
Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Man found guilty of aggravated battery to child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Judge found Carl Rogers Jr., 31, guilty Wednesday of Aggravated Battery to a child after causing a traumatic brain injury to a five-year-old boy left in his care. The in...
Jan 28, 2026 AY_PHOTO / Depositphotos.com
