Category Archives: Local News
Former Peoria High basketball coach pleads guilty to sexual assault, grooming
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria High School basketball coach has pleaded guilty in two cases involving students. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old Daniel C. Ruffin pleaded gu...
Oct 19, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Peoria at-large city councilman Zach Oyler announces run for re-election
PEORIA, Ill. (25News Now) - Peoria at-large city councilman Zach Oyler announced Wednesday that he is running for a fourth term. Oyler has been on the city council since May 2017. He wants to continue...
Oct 15, 2026 Peoriagov.org
Peoria hosts public meeting on $3.9 million parkway path extension project
PEORIA, Ill. (25News Now) - Peoria Public Works hosted a public design meeting Wednesday night on the Pioneer Parkway multi-use path extension project. City leaders say the project will connect the Al...
Oct 15, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Bradley University accepting applications for online doctoral education program
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University is accepting applications for the fall 2027 semester of its fully online Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program. The 48-credit-hour program is designed...
Oct 15, 2026 (Bradley University)
Illinois medical debt relief program surpasses $1B goal in two years
Article Summary Two years after its launch, a state medical debt relief program has erased more than $1.4 billion in debt, exceeding the original goal by $400 million. Almost 700,000 Illinoisans acros...
Oct 15, 2026 An example of the envelope mailed to eligible Illinois residents notifying them that their medical debt has been eliminated. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas)
Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial of commercial wind project
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (25News Now) - The Peoria County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-2 Wednesday to recommend denying a special use permit for a proposed commercial wind farm in northwestern Peoria Co...
Oct 15, 2026 A crowd of more than 200 people came to the Holiday Inn & Suites Grande Prairie for the first day of public hearings on the Four Creeks Wind Farm project. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect arrested in Milwaukee in connection with South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in South Peoria earlier this month has been arrested in Milwaukee. Peoria Police say 30-year-old Maurice Graves was identified as a sus...
Oct 15, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Police search for driver after child hurt in Peoria
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police are looking for a suspect, after a child was hurt while riding his bike. Just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Officers were called to the intersection of N orth Knoxvil...
Oct 15, 2026
East Peoria Police planning increased impaired driving enforcement around Halloween
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Police will increase traffic enforcement around Halloween as part of a statewide effort targeting impaired driving. The department says the enforcement period will run ...
Oct 14, 2026 East Peoria Police Department - Midwest Communications Inc. graphic
Drinks and interruptions: Pritzker, Bailey meet in only governor debate of election cycle
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey met for the only scheduled forum of the election cycle on WTTW. The event was dominated by interruptions and accusations by the candidates about each...
Oct 14, 2026 JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey, pictured in file photos, met on the debate stage Tuesday, Oct. 14. (Capitol News Illinois file photos)
