Category Archives: Local News
Peoria home suffers significant damage in fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 1 a.m. Thursday to the 2800 block of SW Jefferson on reports of a residential fire. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire showing at the back o...
Oct 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Crews respond to gas leak on NE Adams in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A hotel in downtown Peoria was evacuated Wednesday night due to a natural gas leak nearby. Peoria firefighters were called around 8:15 p.m. to the Packard Plaza building at 211 NE Adam...
Oct 07, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Rapper Common helps fund music studio at Illinois prison
JOLIET, Ill. - An Illinois prison is launching a new music production program for inmates. Officials with the Department of Corrections and Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet say music is therap...
Oct 06, 2021 Illinois Information Service
OSF: New headquarters will open in January
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of one division of OSF HealthCare says it may look like there's still a lot of work to be done, but it's still expected that their new headquarters at Adams and Fulton will be ...
Oct 06, 2021 OSF HealthCare
UPDATE: Ameren reports power outage in Peoria fixed
UPDATE 3:53 P.M. Power has been restored. Ameren officials still have not said what caused the outage. UPDATE 1:35 P.M. The number of customers without power is down to 615. PEORIA, Ill. - About 2,400...
Oct 06, 2021 Ameren Illinois (outage info as of 11:30 a.m. 10/6/21)
Plans for a Donovan Park pavilion on hold
PEORIA, Ill. -- At a news conference on Tuesday, the Pavilion In the Park group withdrew a term sheet under consideration by the Peoria Park District Board to build a pavilion at Donovan Park. So, pub...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Homicide victim identified as Manual High School student
UPDATE - Peoria, Ill. - A Manual High School senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jerry L. Snipes, Jr., 17, of Peoria was pronounced d...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Three arrested in Peoria for suspected meth lab
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of Haungs Avenue where officers noticed a strong smell of ammonia coming from an alley. Police observed a man en...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
New fire station open for 182nd Airlift Wing
PEORIA, Ill. - A facility local lawmakers say was desperately needed for the 182nd Airlift Wing has officially opened. A ribbon was cut Tuesday on the 182nd new fire station facility. "We knew the nee...
Oct 05, 2021 25 News via Facebook
Two restaurants to locate on ground floor of new OSF HealthCare headquarters
PEORIA, Ill. - Two restaurants will be on the ground level of the new OSF HealthCare headquarters in downtown Peoria after the headquarters opens at the first of next year. A Great Harvest Bread Compa...
Oct 05, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
