Category Archives: Local News
U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to 'Broadview 6' grand jury as calls for his resignation mount
Article Summary In an exceptionally rare move Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros published a "special report" containing the transcript of a nearly four-minute speech he gave to a grand jury in Oct...
Jun 3, 2026 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel) and U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice)
Former IHSA referee indicted on child sex charges in Peoria
By Stace Keane PEORIA, Ill. -A former IHSA referee has been indicted on child sex abuse charges. Court documents allege 61-year-old Kevin Armstrong committed the act against a female victim younger th...
Jun 3, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
East Peoria woman advances in national 'Super Mom' competition
By Gianna Njau EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) -An East Peoria woman is making her mark in the nationwide Super Mom competition, a fundraising campaign that supports Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. ...
Jun 3, 2026 East Peoria resident Jessica Smallberger has advanced to the quarterfinals of the national "Super Mom" competition. (25 News)
PPD traffic enforcement detail results in dozens of citations
PEORIA, Ill. - The results are in following last week's traffic enforcement campaign in Peoria. The enforcement detail focused its efforts on several high-traffic areas, including Sterling Avenue betw...
Jun 3, 2026 Peoria Police Department
Peoria woman charged with abusing two children
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is out on bond, after being arrested for hitting two children with a cord or strap. According to court documents, 37-year-old Amber Brown was arrested May 15th and releas...
Jun 3, 2026 37-year-old Amber Brown of Peoria. (Peoria Co, Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Police release year-to-date homicide and shooting data
By Kayla Johnson PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A new report from the Peoria Police Department shows changes in gun violence from Jan. 1 to May 31, with several categories trending up compared to the same p...
Jun 3, 2026
Peoria man not in courtroom during conviction of general store robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - A homeless Peoria man no-showed his guilty conviction in a Peoria County courtroom on Tuesday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 31-year-old Shiloe Beasley was convicted ...
Jun 2, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Illinois' 'swipe fee' law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling
Article Summary The legislative and judicial branches dealt a pair of blows to a state law banning "swipe fees" being applied to the tax and tip portion of a debit or credit card transaction. Lawmaker...
Jun 2, 2026 A “Credit Card Chaos” ad appears on a drivable billboard a few blocks from the Illinois Capitol during the legislature’s final stretch. The Illinois law that it targets suffered a pair of setbacks this week. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man impersonating Peoria County Sheriff's deputy arrested
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A man impersonating a Peoria County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested. Sheriff Chris Watkins says 43-year-old Dennis Walker, who also goes by Josh Coats, was arrested on Tuesday...
Jun 2, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Cell-phone ban, loosening foreign language requirements among education bills to pass
Article Summary Several educations measures were among the hundreds of bills that cleared the General Assembly before it adjourned on June 1. Schools will have to adopt policies next year banning cell...
Jun 2, 2026 Most public school students in Illinois will no longer be allowed to use their cell phones in school next year under legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
