Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: All four involved in Mackinaw murder-for-hire plot in October of 2021 plead guilty and receive prison terms
UPDATED 4:04 P.M. MACKINAW, Ill. - All four people involved in a murder-for-hire plot in Mackinaw in October of 2021 have all pleaded guilty at a review hearing Tuesday for their roles in it. The plot...
Jan 16, 2024 (25 News October 2021)
East Peoria home damaged by fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters were called to a home on Warren Place, near Nora Lane, Monday night for a fire. The fire call came in at approximately 8:23 p.m. Residents of the home were...
Jan 16, 2024 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Peoria's second homicide of 2024 reported on south side
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria has recorded its second homicide of the year. That's according to Peoria Police, who says it started around 5:00 p.m. Monday near Lincoln and Madison Park Terrace, wi...
Jan 15, 2024 (25 News)
PBS host stresses black youth education in Peoria MLK Day speech; Richard Pryor portrait unveiled
PEORIA, Ill. - Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hopes to reinstill a love of learning in African-American schoolchildren, by also helping them find their roots. Gates spoke Monday at this year's Martin Luth...
Jan 15, 2024 Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. speaks Monday at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Luncheon at the Peoria Civic Center. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Manual must forfeit basketball victories over use of ineligible player
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Manual High School boys' basketball team must forfeit two victories from the current season. The Illinois High School Association says the forfeits are due to the use of an i...
Jan 15, 2024 (Peoria Public Schools)
Multiple people hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Peoria business Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple people were sent to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak Monday morning at a Peoria business. 25 News reports that first responders arrived at Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc. jus...
Jan 15, 2024 Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc. (25 News)
Local mechanic gives advice on how to keep your car running in winter weather. Here's what he says
PEORIA, Ill. - If it's bone-chilling outside for you, the same can be said for your vehicle, and a local car maintenance expert has tips on keeping it running smoothly. Before you hit the road, Uftrin...
Jan 15, 2024 Matthew Klamert Photos
Gas prices rise in central Illinois in the past week. Here are the prices
PEORIA, Ill. - Temperatures fell in central Illinois in the past week, but the opposite is true for the price of gas in the area. GasBuddy reports an increase of 5.8 cents in the past week for the ave...
Jan 15, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Miss America 2024 crowned Sunday night
ORLANDO, Fl. - She didn't make the top 11, but Jessica Tilton, a Washington native and medical student at Southern Illinois University, represented Illinois Sunday night at the Miss America pageant. M...
Jan 15, 2024 (Miss America Facebook)
Dangerous cold continues to cover Central Illinois this week with frigid temperatures
LINCOLN, Ill. -- The National Weather Service in Lincoln says bitter cold conditions will continue through much of this week. Wind chills will again fall to -25 to -30 Monday night into Tuesday mornin...
Jan 15, 2024 (National Weather Service)
