Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria leaders see preview of proposed new police station building
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Leaders in East Peoria got a look at what the future headquarters for the city's police department could look like. At a working session meeting Tuesday evening, design plans from ...
Apr 17, 2024 (City of East Peoria/FGM Architects)
Peoria Rivermen start next round of playoffs Wednesday night
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The journey for the President's Cup for the Peoria Rivermen continues this week. The Rivermen start their best-of-three SPHL semifinal series against the Evansville Thunderbolts Wed...
Apr 17, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Advocates renew push to tighten firearm laws aimed at protecting domestic violence victims
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Advocates for stricter gun laws rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday for a measure aimed at protecting domestic violence victims and two other criminal just...
Apr 17, 2024 Advocates from the organization Moms Demand Action gather outside the Illinois State Capitol on Tuesday. They are urging lawmakers to pass legislation they believe will reduce gun violence. (Capitol News Illinois image by Andrew Campbell)
Woodford Co. puts off decision on non-sanctuary declaration issue
EUREKA, Ill. - The Woodford County Board is the latest local government body deciding not to take any action on the politically charged issue of immigration. Tuesday night, the board tabled a resoluti...
Apr 17, 2024 (25 News)
Victim from fatal crash in rural Delavan on Monday identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 25-year-old has been identified as the victim in a fatal two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in rural Delavan. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says Margaret Allen of De...
Apr 16, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Hall of Fame skipper Whitey Herzog dies at 92
UPDATED 2:15 P.M. Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, died Tuesday at the age of 92. "On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organizatio...
Apr 16, 2024 Jul 22, 2023; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog during the Parade of Legends. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
One person dead after crash in rural Delavan
DELAVAN, Ill. - A woman is dead after a two-vehicle accident in rural Delavan Monday afternoon. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says the woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash just...
Apr 15, 2024
Father sentenced in relation to daughter's drowning death near Eureka last July
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a child endangerment charge relating to the drowning death of his daughter last year. 25 News reports Tyler Toft pleaded guilt...
Apr 15, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Severe weather threat across central Illinois on Tuesday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Severe weather could cover central Illinois in the evening hours on Tuesday. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says severe thunderstorms are expected in a couple dif...
Apr 15, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Former Pere Marquette developers sentenced to prison time
UPDATED: 4/16 7:09 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Two former developers of the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria, convicted of fraud and money laundering, have now been sentenced to federal prison time for...
Apr 15, 2024 (25 News)
