Category Archives: Local News
Anderson, Weaver also campaign at Bailey Peoria event
PEORIA, Ill. - State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey wasn't the only candidate in November's election at a Peoria event Tuesday. Travis Weaver was there, too, after defeating Pekin M...
Jul 13, 2022 (Desi Anderson via Facebook)
Illinois vaccine and testing requirements being relaxed for some workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements are being relaxed for certain Illinois heathcare centers, medical workers and institutions of higher learning. In an executive orde...
Jul 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
City Council to hold policy session on violence prevention funding
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is not yet done discussing violence prevention funding. The council Tuesday night voted to hold a special policy discussion next Tuesday night, in light of the c...
Jul 13, 2022 (From a June, 2022 handout to the Peoria City Council from "Cure Violence" initiative)
CEFCU issues scam warning
PEORIA, Ill. - A local credit union says, like other entities these days, scammers are out to get your bank information. CEFCU says some of its members have received calls "spoofed" to look like one o...
Jul 13, 2022 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
Carl Cannon's 'Elite Community Outreach' becomes stand-alone entity
PEORIA, Ill. - It won't be a part of the Peoria Park District's services anymore, but an effort fronted by a now-retired Park District employee and community leader will continue, just in a different ...
Jul 13, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Radical Illinois militia group leader sentenced to 14 years on terror charges
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of radical militia members based in Illinois will now serve decades in federal prison for a years-long campaign of violent crimes and attempted sabotage across three states. Th...
Jul 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria restaurant owner indicted
PEORIA, Ill. -- The owner of Thanh Linh, one of Peoria's most popular Asian restaurants, has been indicted for tax fraud. Peoria County court documents show Linh Luong was indicted on six counts, incl...
Jul 13, 2022 (25 News)
Gutter workers injured in rural LaSalle County
STREATOR, Ill. - Five people received an electrical shock in LaSalle County while they installed a gutter on a house. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department says it happened in rural Streator. The em...
Jul 12, 2022 Brendan Riley / CC
Grand jury indicts Peoria man for city's 10th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has officially indicted a man for the Peoria's 10th homicide of the year. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate the grand jury has formally charged Rev...
Jul 12, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Animal at Peoria Zoo dies
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District says one of the animals at the Peoria Zoo has died. Zoo officials say "Brody" -- a male mandrill -- had only been at the zoo "a relatively short period of time"...
Jul 12, 2022 (Peoria Park District)
