Category Archives: Local News
Illinois grows millions of bushels of soybeans. Why aren't we eating them?
Article Summary Illinois grows more soybeans than any other state, but almost none end up as food on Illinois plates. With a trade war freezing exports to China - one of the biggest buyers of Illinois...
May 25, 2026 Golden hues sweep across the farm as the food-grade soybeans reach maturity. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
NFL star player hosts hometown football clinic for Friendship House
PEORIA, Ill. - Former Peoria High School football star and Cleveland Browns player, Kendrick Green was back home Saturday, hosting his annual Camp 53 Youth Football Clinic. Green helped lead Peoria Hi...
May 25, 2026 Cleveland Browns player Kenrick Green was back in Peoria Saturday hosting a football clinic benefitting Peoria Friendship House (friendship.house)
Greater Peoria Honor Flight making another trip to D.C.
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Honor Flight is making another trip to the nation's capitol on Tuesday. 72 local veterans and their guardians will spend the day touring the war memorials and the sig...
May 25, 2026 A local veteran and their guardian visited Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C. during the April 7th Honor Flight. (Greater Peoria Honor Flight's Facebook page)
'Uninhabitable': Pekin root beer shop shut down for safety concerns
By Mike Smith PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A local institution has been deemed uninhabitable. Cranwill's Root Beer Stand in Pekin was shut down by City officials on Wednesday, May 20th, for safety reasons-...
May 25, 2026 Cranwill's Root Beer Stand in Pekin has been closed down by the city. (Cranwill's Facebook page)
PPD: Peoria man is found safe, while another remains missing
PEORIA, Ill. - One man remains missing, while another has been found. Peoria police say a 73-year-old man reported missing on Sunday has been found and is safe. Michael J. Murray of Peoria was reporte...
May 25, 2026
New construction projects will begin this week in the Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - New roadwork will get underway in the Peoria area this week. In East Peoria, Washington Street between Veterans Drive and Camp Street in East Peoria will close on Tuesday to remove and ...
May 25, 2026 Midwest Communications
Peoria man killed in I-74 crash near Morton
MORTON, Ill. - The victim of a fatal crash on I-74 near the Morton exit on Thursday morning has been identified. Sixty-two-year-old Elbert Robinson of Peoria was killed in the wreck. Tazewell County C...
May 23, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria man charged with allegedly killing girlfriend's three cats
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals after allegedly killing his girlfriend's cats during a mental health crisis. A judge denied detaining 22-year-old Gabrie...
May 22, 2026 courtroom gavel
Abortion advocates urge additional reproductive health support from Illinois
Article Summary The Supreme Court last week ruled that mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions and in miscarriage treatment, could still be accessed through the mail and at pharmacies, stayi...
May 22, 2026 The state capitol building is seen in Springfield. (CNI file photo)
'Broadview 6' trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
Article Summary Just days before the remaining "Broadview Six" protesters were set to face a rare trial on misdemeanor charges, federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against them. The su...
May 22, 2026 Social media influencer and former congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh, center, addresses the media Thursday following the dismissal of charges. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
