Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Testimony begins in child death trial
UPDATED 11:54 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Testimony is underway in the trial of one of two people accused of killing eight-year-old Navin Jones more than a year and a half ago. Brandon Walker, 42, is being pr...
Dec 12, 2023 (25 News)
Secretary of State helps launch first-of-its-kind state ID program for inmates exiting Cook County Jail
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Certain detainees leaving Cook County jail will now be given a state ID card upon release in a new pilot program announced Monday by Sheriff Tom Dart and Illinois Sec...
Dec 11, 2023 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces a pilot program in partnership with the Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart that will offer state IDs to inmates exiting the Cook County jail. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Former Peoria County K-9 passes away
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department is honoring a fallen hero of the four-legged variety. The department says K-9 Deputy "Tim" passed away over the weekend. "Tim" retired two y...
Dec 11, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department via Facebook)
ACLU concerned about 'dissolution' of WTVP; station board chairman says 'categorically false'
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is calling for leadership changes at public television station WTVP. In a statement released Monday, the chapter is raising conc...
Dec 11, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Final cuts announced at Bradley University. Here's what we know
UPDATED 5:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The month-long wait to find out officially which programs were being eliminated at Bradley University is over. The university announced Monday that 20 programs and 38 ...
Dec 11, 2023 (File-25 News)
Peoria area gas prices still dropping ahead the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 8.0 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.19 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are ...
Dec 11, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Resident, PPD officer injured after police shoot, kill 'aggressive dog.' Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police is taking over the investigation into an early-morning shooting incident Sunday that injured both a resident and a Peoria Police officer. Peoria Police say it happ...
Dec 10, 2023 Midwest Communications
Families celebrate Christmas early at Peoria's Dream Center
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Families at Peoria's Dream Center celebrated Christmas a little early. The center hosted its first Christmas experience event Saturday afternoon. The event was for guests of t...
Dec 10, 2023 (25 News)
Another call from doctors, medical experts to get COVID, RSV, flu vaccinations
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Area doctors and health professionals are once again urging vaccinations with the holidays starting now that Hanukkah is under way - not just for COVID-19, but other respirator...
Dec 09, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
Where to get Hyundai vehicle anti-theft upgrades in Peoria, and what vehicles need them
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say there could be as many as 1,600 Hyundais registered in the City of Peoria that have not gotten their cars fixed so people can't break into them and drive off. This, fo...
Dec 09, 2023 DennisM2
