Category Archives: Local News
Man convicted of 2022 Fourth of July shooting death at former Taft Homes in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been convicted for his role in a Fourth of July fatal shooting four years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 36-year-old Raekwon Pickett was convicte...
Jun 29, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man pleads guilty to sexually abusing two teenage girls
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has confessed to sexually abusing two minors. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Danny Devine pleaded guilty on Monday to two separate counts of A...
Jun 29, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
With excessive heat in our forecast, local cooling centers are open
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois is expecting excessive heat and humidity all this week. The City of Peoria is reminding residents that City buildings are available as cooling centers. The Peoria Polic...
Jun 29, 2026 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Key vote set on referendum to double sales tax for Peoria County schools
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools may be asking for more money from voters in November. On the agenda for Wednesday's special meeting is an agenda item to put the Peoria County School Facilities Sa...
Jun 29, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
'A real farm crisis': Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year
Article Summary Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%. Total farm debt is forecast to hit a record $624.7 billion in 20...
Jun 29, 2026 A combine sits on a Christian County farm. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Meet-and-greet planned for pair of top Peoria area education leaders
By Gianna Njau PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -The public will have a chance this coming week to hear from the Peoria area's two incoming education leaders in an event hosted by the NAACP Peoria Branch and El...
Jun 29, 2026 (NAACP Peoria Branch)
GasBuddy and AAA Illinois: Peoria gas prices fall another 13 cents
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gasoline prices in Peoria have fallen 13.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.11 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 62.6 cents a gallon...
Jun 29, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
City of Peoria seeking millions in fines over Riverview Plaza violations
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A city official testified in Peoria County Court on Thursday that people have been living inside Riverview Plaza, a downtown high-rise that has been ordered closed since Febru...
Jun 27, 2026 A moving truck is seen outside the Riverview Plaza building on March 11th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenager sentenced for 2025 shooting death after vehicle crash in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager will spend what is likely the rest of his life in prison for his role in a fatal shooting last year in South Peoria. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 18-year-...
Jun 26, 2026 courtroom gavel
Investigation underway after cab driver robbed in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for who reportedly robbed a cab driver in Peoria's East Bluff on Thursday night. Police say officers made contact with the 56-year-old male victim in the area ...
Jun 26, 2026
