Category Archives: Local News

PEORIA, Ill. - Incumbents on the Peoria Heights Village Board held off a tight race from their only challenger. Elizabeth Khazzam, Sarah DeVore, and Brandon Wisenburg all won re-election. Challenger M...

PEORIA, Ill. - The three incumbent Peoria City Council At-Large members won another term in Tuesday's consolidated elections. John Kelly, Kiran Velpula, and Zach Oyler were among the top five vote-get...

PEKIN, Ill. - A lot of attention to her candidacy ended up being not enough for Pekin City Council member, and interim Mayor, Becky Cloyd.

DUNLAP, Ill. - The incumbents received the most votes in the Dunlap School Board race Tuesday. Eight candidates battled for four four-year seats. Tim Wagenbach and Theresa Holshouser won re-election w...

PEORIA, Ill. - New faces are coming to boards and councils in Bartonville and Metamora. Newcomer Shawn Zachman won a two-year term to the Bartonville Village Board, while Nate Woosley won a four-year ...

WASHINGTON, Ill. - New faces are coming to the Washington City Council and school boards. In Ward One, incumbent Lilija Stevens won with 61% of the vote over challenger Shelly Marshall. But in Ward Fo...

UPDATED 12:02 A.M. 4/5/23 PEORIA, Ill. - The president of the Peoria School Board has defeated a challenger that was removed, and returned, to the ballot. Martha Ross won another five-year term in Dis...

UPDATED 6:45 a.m. FULTON COUNTY, Ill. -- From the Fulton County EDSA regarding damage from Tuesday night's tornado: Later on this (Wednesday) morning we will provide an update on things within this gr...

PEKIN, Ill. - A teenage girl suspected in Tazewell County of hiring other teens to kill her parents in October of 2021 is now being charged as an adult. Dahlia Bolin, now 16, is charged with First-Deg...

PEORIA, Ill. - Police say one person was shot Tuesday afternoon in South Peoria. Police say the shooting happened 2:40 p.m. near Matthew and Garden Streets. Officials aren't saying much, except that t...