Category Archives: Local News
Northern Tazewell Fire Protection District planning to shut down in wake of service challenges
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An all-volunteer fire district in Tazewell County is planning to cease operations in the next few weeks. In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Northern Tazewell Fire Protection D...
Apr 13, 2026 (Northern Tazewell Fire Protection District Facebook)
Coroner identifies pedestrian struck and killed on the Murray Baker Bridge
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's office has identified the pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle on the Murray Baker bridge early Friday morning. Coroner Jamie Harwood says the v...
Apr 13, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
Vacant house fire under investigation in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department is investigating a vacant house fire that occurred Saturday evening. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said around 5:40 p.m., crews responded to a structure f...
Apr 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Firefighters prevent garage fire from spreading to nearby Dunlap home
DUNLAP, Ill. - Firefighters contained a garage fire in Dunlap Sunday morning, preventing it from spreading to a nearby home. Crews were called to the 4800 block of Koerner Road around 11:30 a.m. While...
Apr 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Rivermen move onto the SPHL semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen are on their way to the S-P-H-L's President's Cup semifinals. The Rivermen hockey team defeated the Macon Mayhem 4-1 Saturday night at Carver Arena, to sweep the bes...
Apr 13, 2026 (Peoria Rivermen)
New roadwork begins in Peoria this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Major construction work will start this week in another part of the Adams and Jefferson Streets two-way conversion project. On Tuesday, the two far left lanes will be blocked on Jeffers...
Apr 13, 2026 Midwest Communications
Park District Board of Trustees backs keeping Detweiller Marina in the public's hands
PEORIA, Ill. - Members of the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees are backing a citizen group aiming to stop the sale of a portion of Detweiller Marina. Friends of Riverfront Park took their case t...
Apr 11, 2026 Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria. (25 News)
Natural life sentence for man who shot girlfriend and neighbor in Peoria in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend the rest of his natural life in prison for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her neighbor in Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office s...
Apr 10, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week's total to 133, which included several measures designed to benefit consumers. A long-proposed bill to improve price trans...
Apr 10, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
After Trump's EPA's reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Article Summary Illinois government and environmental organizations fear new federal policy changes could change the calculus for plant operators and potentially slow planned plant closures. On Feb. 1...
Apr 10, 2026 A statue of two angels showing the consequences of air pollution is seen with their backs to the Illinois river and the Powerton coal plant. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
