Category Archives: Local News

TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 90-year-old man from rural Tremont was the victim in a fatal crash Saturday afternoon in rural Green Valley. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says Elmer Papenhause was ...

PEORIA, Ill. - A man was taken to a local hospital after being shot Monday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Police says 26 shots in total were reportedly fired just after 1:15 P.M. in the area...

PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating an intrusion alarm at a car dealership early Sunday morning. Officers responded to Sam Leman Dodge on Pioneer Parkway just after 5:30 A.M., watching a ve...

ORLANDO, Fl. - Peoria's Red Lobster restaurant is one of two dozen more locations now scheduled to close as part of the chain's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. The company is reportedly not renewing t...

PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public Schools bus driver involved in a crash near downtown Peoria last week has received a citation. Peoria Police says the driver involved was cited for reportedly running ...

PEORIA, Ill. - With an Excessive Heat Warning going into effect on Monday, and most likely Tuesday, the City of Peoria is reminding residents that City Hall, Peoria Fire Stations, and the Police Depar...

PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped nearly four cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.66 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria prices...

GREEN VALLEY, Ill. - One man is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Green Valley. The accident occurred around 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Towerline Road and Toboggan Avenue. The Ta...

PEORIA, Ill. - The road construction season in the Peoria area continues with more projects beginning Monday. The intersection of Pioneer Parkway and Harker Drive in Peoria will be modified to a right...

NORMAL, Ill. - Several cars in the parking lot of the Rivian Automotive plant in Normal are damaged by fire. Firefighters from Normal were dispatched to the plant around 9:45 p.m. Saturday on a report...