Category Archives: Local News
Catholic Diocese of Peoria announces Beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen
PEORIA, Ill. - Another step forward for sainthood of central Illinois native Fulton Sheen has been announced. Bishop Louis Tylka of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced Wednesday that a Mass of Be...
Mar 25, 2026 Archbishop Fulton Sheen (right) is hugging Pope John Paul II in this 1979 photo. (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation)
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
Article Summary Midwestern governors, including Illinois' JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able to use the ethanol blend E15 gasoline that's cheaper but some say more polluting a...
Mar 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference following his 2026 budget address. Pritzker joined six other Midwestern governors in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging an emergency waiver on the use of E15 ethanol gasoline this summer. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by George Alexandrakis).
O'Brien Steel, Detweiller Marina land trust respond to neighbors' land sale worries
By Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A portion of Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria may be sold to O'Brien Steel. The Detweiller Trust owns land that Thomas H. Detweiller wanted t...
Mar 25, 2026 Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria. (25 News)
Peoria city council approves changes to entice more food trucks downtown
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council has made it easier for food trucks and carts in the downtown area. On Tuesday night, the council unanimously voted to approve changes to the city code regarding ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Update: Semi a total loss after truck fire closes portion of I-74
UPDATED: 5 a.m. Tuesday PEORIA,Ill. - A portion of eastbound Interstate 74 was shut down after an Aldi semi-truck caught on fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported near milepost 87 at the split ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Traffic One)
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
Article Summary A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month over a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged crimes committed by federal immigration agents duri...
Mar 24, 2026 Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Pedestrian killed in crash near Bartonville Grade School
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A pedestrian has died after a crash in Bartonville on Tuesday afternoon. Bartonville Police says the accident occurred near Bartonville Grade School on Keller Street. Police say th...
Mar 24, 2026
Former Peoria High boys' basketball coach receives additional charge in indictment
PEORIA, Ill. - A fourth charge has been levied against the former Peoria High School boys' basketball coach for alleged past sexual abuse and conduct. A Peoria County grand jury on Tuesday indicted 41...
Mar 24, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Peoria man indicited for stabbing death near Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused in the stabbing death of a man near Bradley University has been indicted by a grand jury. 21-year-old Tavion Evans was indicted on one count of First Degree Murder ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria International Airport accepting donations for TSA officers
(Updated 9:25 a.m. Wednesday) PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria International Airport is accepting donations for its 43 TSA officers affected by the partial government shutdown. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the...
Mar 24, 2026 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
