Category Archives: Local News
IL Democrats push through new congressional map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Statehouse Democrats worked late into the night Thursday to pass a new gerrymandered congressional map for the next 10 years. Illinois lost a seat in Congress due to the loss of p...
Oct 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Senate sends HCRCA COVID-19 bill to Gov. Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democratic lawmakers in both chambers have sided with Gov. J-B Pritzker on the COVID-19 Health Care Right of Conscience Act argument. News partner 25 News reports the Illinois Sena...
Oct 29, 2021 (25 News)
PPD makes two arrests in connection with homicide of Manual student
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested another man for the shooting death of Manual High School student Jerry Snipes Jr., who was the city's 24th homicide victim this year. In addition to 18-year...
Oct 29, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
Chicago man convicted of federal fraud charges in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The U.S. Attorney's Office in Peoria says a federal jury has convicted a Chicago man of trying to defraud a local bank. The office says Christopher Simmons, 40, was convicted Tuesday of...
Oct 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tri-County COVID Update: Continued concern over where new cases come from, and answering questions about vaccines for kids
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria City/County Health Department says the good news is that the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in the area continues to trend downward. Public Health Admini...
Oct 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Authorities: Reported suicide now investigated as Peoria's 27th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - What was at first thought to be a suicide of a Peoria woman is now being investigated as the city's 27th homicide. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identifies the victim as Danielle ...
Oct 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria woman pleads guilty in fatal DUI crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman says she's guilty of charges accusing her of causing an accident earlier this year that claimed one life. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate Diana Schick, 40, p...
Oct 28, 2021 Peoria County Jail
Better training for better jobs and better pay
Peoria, Ill -- There aren't enough skilled trade workers in Central Illinois anymore and economic development leaders are determined to change that. Local leaders held a groundbreaking Thursday for th...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "Now Hiring" sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
South Peoria man convicted of murder at second trial
PEORIA, Ill. - A jury has convicted a South Peoria man of murder, for a shooting death that occurred almost exactly one year ago. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate Ontario Alexander, 29, wa...
Oct 28, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
NHL-Beach says he is 'John Doe' in Blackhawks sexual assault investigation
(Reuters) - Kyle Beach said on Wednesday he is the player who raised sexual assault allegations against a Chicago Blackhawks coach in 2010, following the release of a report into the incident by the N...
Oct 28, 2021 Oct 27, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (88) is defended by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) during the third period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
