Category Archives: Local News
New outdoor gathering space opens in Peoria's CampusTown
PEORIA, Ill. - A new outdoor gathering space is now open in Peoria's CampusTown area. Big Picture Peoria and several community partners dedicated the CampusTown Parklet Thursday. The space is located ...
Oct 9, 2026 Big Picture Peoria Facebook
Illinois American Water to begin annual flushing, temporary treatment change in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water will begin its annual maintenance program in the Peoria area Sunday, which could temporarily affect water pressure, color, taste and odor for some customers. The...
Oct 9, 2026 Illinois American Water
Princeville High School gets another shot at $1M in T-Mobile football competition
PRINCEVILLE (25News Now) - A small Central Illinois school is getting another chance to win $1 million for its football facilities after being selected as a finalist in T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Ligh...
Oct 9, 2026 Princeville CUSD #326
East Peoria bans video gaming in hotels and motels
EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - Video gaming is now prohibited at hotels and motels within East Peoria city limits after a vote earlier this week. That "extends to any areas of the hotel, motel, or adjoini...
Oct 9, 2026 Ai825 / Depositphotos.com
Peoria County Board continues letting other counties pay for space in the Juvenile Detention Center
PEORIA (25News Now) - Thursday, the Peoria County Board approved intergovernmental agreements that allow the county's Juvenile Detention Center to provide space to Tazewell and Macon County detainees....
Oct 9, 2026 Peoria County
Report: Illinois tax revenue from gambling increased 19% last year
Article Summary The state's annual wagering report shows tax revenues from casinos, sports gambling, slot machines and the lottery exceeded $2.7 billion, a 19% increase over the previous fiscal year. ...
Oct 8, 2026 A massive 2,000-square-foot television wraps around the DraftKings Sports Bar at Wrigley Field. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Driver backs into squad car, injuring two officers before fleeing
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is facing multiple charges after Peoria Police say he backed into a squad car, injured two officers and fled Wednesday night. Police say officers attempted to stop a vehicle drive...
Oct 8, 2026
GFL marks opening of Peoria waste transfer station
PEORIA, Ill. - GFL and local community leaders marked the opening of a new waste transfer station in Peoria with a ribbon cutting Wednesday. The facility, located at 4349 W. Southport Road, began serv...
Oct 8, 2026 (Gflenv.com)
Tazewell, Woodford County farms received state grants as new funding round announced
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Central Illinois farms received state funding in August to improve their operations. Illinois now prepares to make another $1.8 million available through its Local Food Infrastructu...
Oct 8, 2026 EJ Rodriquez Photography / Depositphotos.com
Catholic Diocese of Peoria leaders present Blessed Sheen relic to Pope Leo XIV
PEORIA (25News Now) -The celebration of Central Illinois native, Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, made its way to Rome just weeks after thousands gathered for his beatification in St. Louis. Bishop Louis Tylk...
Oct 7, 2026 Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, and Msgr. Jason Gray, the executive director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation, met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2026, and presented him with a relic of the Blessed Sheen. (CNS photo/Vatican Media).(CNS photo/Vatican Media)
