Category Archives: Local News
Fire damages Washington garage
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Firefighters in Washington are investigating what caused the garage to a home to catch fire Friday morning. Washington Fire Chief Brett Brown tells 25 News the blaze on Hampton Lane...
Apr 01, 2022 25 News
Pekin Police: Investigation ongoing after child hit by semi
UPDATED 1:13 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police say an investigation is ongoing after the death of a child that sent shockwaves through the community this week. According to an updated news release issu...
Apr 01, 2022 (25 News)
IEPA announces hazardous waste collection dates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants residents to know about opportunities this spring to get rid of household hazardous waste products. The one-day collections, inc...
Apr 01, 2022 USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency
A veteran PJS reporter retiring
PEORIA, Ill. -- After 36 years, a Peoria Journal Star reporter is leaving the paper. Veteran writer Nick Vlahos said Friday that he's not leaving town, and it's likely that post-retirement life will i...
Apr 01, 2022 (Vlahos Facebook page)
Rivian plans $30.4 million expansion in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. -- Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is expanding its presence in Normal even though the company's second factory will be built in Georgia. Rivian and city officials confirmed to 2...
Apr 01, 2022 (Rivian Facebook Page)
Koehler bill would make 'fertility fraud' illegal in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A lawmaker from Peoria is introducing a bill that would make something he believes would be unthinkable, a felony offense. State Senator Dave Koehler wants to make what's called "f...
Mar 31, 2022 (File--State Sen. Dave Koehler. From State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
Boy killed in accident involving semi in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Police in Pekin say a child is dead after being hit by a semi Thursday afternoon. Police say the accident happened in the 1900 block of South Second Street, along Route 29, around 3:20 p...
Mar 31, 2022 (25 News)
Parents now charged with murder for son's death
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are now being charged with First-Degree Murder for allegedly not giving their eight-year-old son the proper care prior to his death earlier this week. 25 News repor...
Mar 31, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Democrats' Senate leader helps mark 13th Transgender Visibility Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of Illinois Democratic lawmakers held a press conference today, marking the 13th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. "It's always fitting to raise visibility ab...
Mar 31, 2022 St Sen. Kimberly Lightford (Illinois General Assembly)
Doctor: family members, loved ones can best spot aphasia
PEORIA, Ill. - The diagnosis that caused actor Bruce Willis to retire from acting is one that can be especially serious, depending on what caused it. Aphasia affects the ability to communicate, and in...
Mar 31, 2022 ssshadowcopy / CC
