Category Archives: Local News

PEORIA, Ill. - The arm of Peoria's OSF HealthCare that works on advancing health care technology and education is hitting a milestone. OSF's "Jump Trading and Simulation" -- done with the University o...

PEORIA, Ill. - Spring means outdoor projects around the house can get underway, but a local utility wants people to be safe while doing it. Ameren is encouraging people to call 811 to locate undergrou...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State lawmakers are working on legislation to further address the teacher shortage in Illinois. The problem is serious, especially in hard to staff areas, supporters say. A bill f...

GALESBURG, Ill. - Seventeenth District Congressman Eric Sorensen only been in office since January for his first term. Now, he already has an opponent in next year's election. Galesburg-based philanth...

PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man says he's not guilty of charges accusing him of opening fire outside of a West Peoria bar last month. Brandon Eckwood was charged by a grand jury Tuesday with three Class-X...

PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington woman will spend several years in prison in connection with a fatal accident she caused in Peoria in 2021. Peoria County Court records indicate Destinee Cole, 23, was sente...

KEWANEE, Ill. - The Peoria Police Bomb Squad was called to a nearby community to help find a bomb, and they did. Police in Kewanee say it happened Tuesday as police pulled over a motor home in the cit...

PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is going to prison for more than a decade after pleading guilty late last year to charges connected with methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Demetrice Sharp, 3...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in Chicago this week denied a request to block enforcement of both state and local bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, sayi...