Category Archives: Local News
Tornado briefly touches down in Brimfield Sunday night
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Severe weather made its way through central Illinois late Sunday night. The National Weather Service in Lincoln reports a tornado briefly touched down in a field two miles south of B...
Aug 10, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Hanna City man identified as Fulton County fatal crash victim
UPDATED 8/10 5:07 A.M. FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - An autopsy will take place Monday on a Hanna City man who died in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Fulton County. Coroner Austin Rhodes identified the vict...
Aug 8, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinks
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education released details Friday of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence...
Aug 7, 2026 Illinois Supt. of Education Dr. Tony Sanders speaks at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield in March 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Insurance companies respond to Illinois Rate Regulation Legislation
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Local insurance companies are weighing in on newly signed Illinois legislation that gives the state authority to review and approve home and auto insurance rate changes. Gover...
Aug 7, 2026 paulbradyphoto / Depositphotos.com
Peoria-area man killed in rural Missouri plane crash
MISSOURI (25 News) - A Peoria-area man has died after his small plane crashed in rural Missouri Tuesday evening. The Harrison County, Missouri Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 73-year-old Wil...
Aug 7, 2026 creisinger / Depositphotos.com
Former Bradley basketball coach Stowell honored in the area where he lived in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The area where a legendary Bradley basketball coach lived is now named in honor of him and his wife. At a ceremony on Friday morning at the corner of Callendar and Institute, the 1500-b...
Aug 7, 2026 Jim Stowell, son of Marilyn and Joe Stowell, points at an honorary street sign in honor of his parents during a ceremony in Peoria on August 7th, 2026. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ignite Peoria returns Saturday at the Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A celebration of a wide range of the arts will be on display at the Peoria Civic Center. Ignite Peoria by ArtsPartners returns on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. The free event will...
Aug 7, 2026 (ArtsPartners of Central Illinois)
Illinois House begins investigation into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons
Article Summary An Illinois House committee investigating Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, met for the first time Thursday. Ammons faces 10 federal corruption charges including wire fraud, lying to the FB...
Aug 7, 2026 Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, back, speaks during the first hearing of the House Special Investigating Committee into Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Peoria's Corn Stock Theatre breaks ground on new tent after delays
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The old Corn Stock Theatre tent in Laura Bradley Park was taken down for the last time in December 2024, but the community theatre is finally ready to begin construction on a ...
Aug 7, 2026 (25 News)
Welch launches private working group to respond to sexual harassment, but it's off to a rocky start
Article Summary House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch wants to create a working group to improve how the General Assembly responds to sexual harassment. Welch announced the closed-door, Democrat-only wo...
Aug 7, 2026 Rep. Dagmara Avelar, D-Romeoville, speaks on the House floor in October 2025, with House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch in the foreground. Welch named Avelar to lead a private working group on sexual harassment policy in the House. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
