Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Supreme Court Justice to retire
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A long-serving justice on the Illinois State Supreme Court and described as a "trailblazer" is retiring. The court says Justice Rita Garman will retire July 7th. She's been on the ...
May 10, 2022 (Illinois Supreme Court)
Residential fire displaces four in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 7 a.m. Tuesday to a fire on S. Blaine Street, near W. Starr. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from the story and a half home as ...
May 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
Update: Missing Peoria man found
UPDATE: 10:15 a.m. According to an updated release from Peoria Police, 20-year-old Andrew Bigham has been located and is doing well. ---------------------------------- PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Polic...
May 10, 2022 (Peoria Police Dept.)
Man charged with sheriffs deputy murder makes court date
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. - The man accused of striking and killing a Knox County Sheriffs Deputy with his car while fleeing police in Galesburg will be back in court in two weeks. Court records in Henry County...
May 09, 2022 (Illinois State Police)
Former Morton K-Mart to become U-Haul Self Storage
MORTON, Ill. - Another former K-Mart store in the area is getting new life as a U-Haul Self-Storage facility. The former U-Haul in Morton on West Jackson is set to become a U-Haul Self Storage facilit...
May 09, 2022 (U-Haul submitted photo)
Man reported missing from Woodford County found in Tennessee
MINONK, Ill. - A man who had been missing since last Wednesday, when he escaped from a transport van in Woodford County, has been found in Tennessee. That's according to Illinois State Police. They sa...
May 09, 2022 (Illinois State Police)
Pekin Marigold Festival to Celebrate 50 Years
PEKIN, Ill. - The "Marigold Capital of the World" will be marking an important anniversary later this year. The Pekin Chamber of Commerce says the annual Pekin Marigold Festival marks its 50th anniver...
May 09, 2022 Pekin Marigold Festival
American Red Cross workers, including in Peoria, protest treatment
PEORIA, Ill. - Workers across the country representing the American Red Cross -- including here in Peoria -- say they're not being treated like the frontline workers that they are. Workers in Peoria h...
May 09, 2022 (American Red Cross)
Tribute to Dan Fogelberg planned starting September 30
PEORIA, Ill. - A special tribute to one of Peoria's favorite native sons will come to Peoria in a few months. The Scottish Rite Theatre, the Betty Jayne Brimmer Center for the Performing Arts, and the...
May 09, 2022 (KDB Group)
Led Zeppelin tribute, improv comedy shows both coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Two shows that get rave reviews are coming to the Peoria Civic Center Theater later this year. "Get The Led Out" -- referred by some as "The American Led Zeppelin" -- will be returning ...
May 09, 2022 (Peoria Civic Center)
