Category Archives: Local News
Park district holds off decision on Columbus statue
PEORIA, Ill. - The future of Peoria's Christopher Columbus statue is not fully known, but it may not be seen in the River City again. The park district voted to remove the statue in the fall of 2020 a...
May 25, 2023 (Peoria Park District)
Echevarria reiterates PPD will not tolerate pop-up parties and caravans
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second time this month, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria is talking about the consequences people will face if they take part in rolling caravans and pop-up parties. Echevar...
May 25, 2023 (Peoria Police Facebook Page)
Norwood home destroyed by fire Wednesday night
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Neighbors may have saved a family of six Wednesday night after seeing flames shooting from the home next door. The fire sent five agencies to the scene of a normally quiet area ...
May 25, 2023 (25 News)
One shot in South Peoria Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person is hurt following a late-afternoon shooting Wednesday in South Peoria. Police Chief Eric Echevarria tells 25 News it happened prior to 5:00 p.m. near Starr and Westm...
May 24, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Top Democrats announce budget 'deal,' but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
UPDATED 11:25 A.M. 5/25/23 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they've agreed to a framework for next year's roughly $50 billion sta...
May 24, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Senate President Don Harmon appear for a rare joint news conference on Wednesday in the Capitol to announce a budget framework for next year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
One injured after truck vs. train accident in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - One man was injured after a crash Wednesday in Pekin involving a semi-truck and a train. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred in the area of Illinois Route 29 and Koch at around...
May 24, 2023 (25 News)
Former Toulon alderman gets federal prison for child porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A former public official in Stark County will go to prison for 35 years after he pleaded guilty to child pornography-related charges, even though he also tried to take that plea back. A...
May 24, 2023 (Stark County Jail via 25 News)
Reward offered in armed robbery of Peoria postal worker
UPDATED 1:37 P.M. 'PEORIA, Ill. - A reward is now being issued in connection with the reported armed robbery of a postal worker in Peoria earlier this week. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says it'...
May 24, 2023 Sam LaRussa / CC
Industrial suppliers face a rocky road if U.S. defaults on debt- AEM
(Reuters) - A failure to break the deadlock on raising the U.S. debt ceiling before the deadline could pose a challenge to capital-intensive businesses such as industrial suppliers, a body representin...
May 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar logo is pictured at the 'Bauma' Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment in Munich, Germany, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
State legislators seek to make changes to Illinois' cannabis law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House is concerning several changes to the cannabis industry in the state. According to Capitol News Illinois, it seeks to overhaul portions of the 2019 cannabis legal...
May 24, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
