Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Law professor took the stand in fifth day of Sean Grayson murder trial
UPDATED AT 12:35 P.M. PEORIA, ILL. (25 NEWS) - Day five of former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson's murder trial featured testimony from a national expert on police use of force. 25 News reports t...
Oct 24, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
Top Trump official defied court order on tear gas during Chicago crackdown, protesters say
CHICAGO (Reuters) -A top U.S. Border Patrol official violated a court order limiting the use of tear gas during demonstrations against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, a gr...
Oct 24, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino attends a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
As winter approaches, Peoria's public camping ban is being enforced
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Winter is on its way, and there's no motel project to mitigate the effects of Peoria's public camping ban. Last winter, LULA Peoria helped the homeless community stay out of t...
Oct 24, 2025 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
Peoria's bringing the treats with annual 'City Hall-O-Ween' on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Hall will be filled with ghosts, ghouls and Trick or Treating Friday afternoon. Peoria's Stacy Peterson says City Hall will be decorated for the 6th annual City Hall-O-Ween ...
Oct 24, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Experts Testify on Fourth Day of Sean Grayson Murder Trial
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The fourth day of testimony in the Sean Grayson murder trial brought several law enforcement witnesses to the stand Thursday. Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff's deput...
Oct 23, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
Fate of Illinois' first-in-the-nation credit card 'swipe fee' ban awaits judge's ruling
Article Summary A federal judge this week heard oral arguments in a case challenging Illinois' first-in-the-nation law prohibiting financial institutions from charging fees on the tip and tax portions...
Oct 23, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Pritzker forms independent commission to document misconduct of federal agents
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order creating a new commission to document unlawful actions by federal agents. The commission has three primary goals: Creating a public record of abus...
Oct 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs an executive order in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating the Illinois Accountability Commission to document abuses by federal agents. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Peoria Heights Names New Interim Fire Chief
The Village of Peoria Heights has appointed a new interim fire chief. 25 News reports that Austin Szentez, 34, is stepping into the role after serving as deputy chief. He joined the department on a pa...
Oct 23, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
Article Summary Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a close ally of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, has been elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. The uni...
Oct 23, 2025 New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, executive vice president, and John Miller, membership secretary.
Peoria Mourns Loss of Bishop Joseph Johnson
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Peoria community is grieving the death of Bishop Joseph Johnson, a beloved pastor and community leader who touched countless lives over nearly 60 years of service. 25 News...
Oct 23, 2025 25 NEWS
