Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmakers question progress under Evidence-Based Funding for public education
Article Summary State Lawmakers will assess how much progress has occurred in public education under the Evidence-Based Funding formula. According to ISBE data, 63% of districts currently receive less...
May 07, 2026 Members of the Senate education budget committee listen as Crystal Mallory, of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, testifies in favor of a bill calling for full funding of the state’s Evidence-Based Funding formula. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Tazewell County Board votes on land amendment, crafts data center ordinance
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - The Tazewell County Board is taking steps to begin discussions on data centers in the coming months. Nearly all board members voted recently to approve a resolution, ...
May 07, 2026 (Tazewell County)
Additional road closures begin Friday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -Road construction throughout Peoria is prompting more road closures. The intersection of S. Faraday Avenue and W. Humboldt Street will be closed to all traffic starting Friday. Peoria Pu...
May 07, 2026 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Richwoods High School journalist wins state honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Richwoods High School student Anda Wattanakit has been named to the prestigious Illinois All-State Journalism Team, which recognizes high school journalists who have made indispensable ...
May 07, 2026 Peoria Richwoods Knights (Peoria Public Schools)
Man crashes into utility pole while fleeing Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man attempting to flee from a traffic stop ended up crashing his vehicle instead. 36-year-old Lamar Nixon sped away from officers who were conducting a traffic stop ...
May 07, 2026 36-year-old Lamar Nixon (Peoria County Jail)
Rivermen fall in Game 3 of President's Cup Finals
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A championship for the Peoria Rivermen will have to wait at least one more night. The Rivermen fell Wednesday night to the Evansville Thunderbolts, 2-1, in Game 3 of the SPHL Presid...
May 06, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, other leaders press lawmakers for more funding
Article Summary Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that goes to local governments. Johnson said Gov. JB Pritzker's...
May 06, 2026 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is joined by local mayors from across the state at a May 6, 2026, Capitol news conference calling on lawmakers to increase funding for local governments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man dies after early morning fire in rural East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - One man is dead after an early morning fire in East Peoria, according to the Woodford County Coroner's Office. Coroner Tim Ruestman said emergency crews were called to a ...
May 06, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Downtown Peoria two-way traffic conversion project to reach finish lane next week
PEORIA, Ill. - Last month it was Adams Street. Next week, it's Jefferson Avenue's turn. Peoria Public Works announced on Wednesday that Jefferson Ave. between Fayette and Walnut will be converted into...
May 06, 2026 Midwest Communications
Trial to soon start for man accused in murder of Peoria teenager in Bloomington
PEORIA/BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria mother has been waiting four years for justice after her son was shot and killed at a house party in McLean County. "I can't see my son, and it's Mother's...
May 06, 2026 courtroom gavel
