Category Archives: Local News
Small drop in prices seen at the pump in the Peoria area. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices are trickling down in central Illinois. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the Peoria-area is $3.72/g, a 2.2 cent drop in the past week. The averag...
Oct 2, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Fallen East Peoria Firefighters remembered Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Though their deaths were decades ago, the East Peoria Fire Department on Sunday honored the memory of four who died in the line of duty, the most recent of which was in 1980...
Oct 2, 2023 (25 News--from East Peoria Firefighers Memorial Service Sunday, October 1, 2023.)
Fire causes $60,000 damage in Peoria Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a call from E. Maywood Avenue, between N. Maryland and N. Atlantic, Sunday morning for a garage on fire. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews ar...
Oct 2, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Powerball jackpot crosses $1 billion again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You have another chance at a lottery jackpot that's worth more than a billion dollars. No one matched all five numbers and the red "Powerball" in Saturday night's multi-state Power...
Oct 1, 2023 (Powerball)
Five dead after crash and chemical leak near Effingham
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - As many as five people are dead after several vehicles crashed in the east of Effingham, and one of them started leaking anhydrous ammonia. Authorities say the crashes happened late...
Oct 1, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Stretch of Veteran's Drive in Pekin named in honor of community leader
PEKIN, Ill. - A stretch of Veteran's Drive in Pekin has been named in honor of a community leader. Signs indicating the Carol A. Shields Memorial Highway on Veteran's Drive are located at Griffin Aven...
Sep 30, 2023 (Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce)
Site of former Hale Church could soon be owned by the city of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The corner lot where the historic Hale Church once stood could soon be in the possession of the city of Peoria. 25 News reports the city is in the process of finalizing the ti...
Sep 30, 2023 (25 News)
All-day event Saturday in downtown Peoria aims to raise funds to help restore the Madison Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-day party in downtown Peoria aims to help with the efforts to restore a century-old building in the area. The "Blockbuster Bash for the Madison" takes place Saturday, from 10:30 ...
Sep 30, 2023
Peoria Heights Police looking for armed robbers
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Police in Peoria Heights say they are looking for four people who are believed to have taken part in an armed robbery Friday afternoon. Police say it happened around 4:15 p.m. n...
Sep 29, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Firefighters now have a drone in their arsenal
PEORIA, Ill. - Imagine the possibilities. The Peoria Fire Department did just that, in acquiring its first drone. "It's got pretty good zoom capabilities. It's got thermal capabilities. You can see at...
Sep 29, 2023 The Peoria Fire Department's new drone took to the skies Friday morning near the department's training site. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
