Category Archives: Top Stories
Peoria business owner found guilty of Tazewell County hit-and-run
PEKIN, Ill. - The owner of a popular Peoria cocktail lounge -- now convicted on charges of leaving the scene of a bad accident he caused. Martin Walgenbach, who owns Martini's on Water Street in Peori...
Oct 20, 2022 (Par-a-Dice surveillance photo via 25 News)
Walmart to pay $215 million to settle Florida opioid claims
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc has agreed to pay $215 million to resolve claims its pharmacies fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction in Florida, the state's attorney general announced on Thursday. As part of...
Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The exterior of a Walmart department store is pictured in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Fire damages garage at East Peoria senior living facility
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - No one was hurt but a garage at a senior living facility in East Peoria was damaged by fire late Thursday morning. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says when crews were calle...
Oct 20, 2022 (25 News)
Kevin Spacey wins in civil sexual-abuse case brought by actor Rapp
(Reuters) - Kevin Spacey on Thursday defeated a sexual abuse claim against him after jurors in Manhattan civil trial found his accuser didn't prove his claim that the Oscar winner made an unwanted sex...
Oct 20, 2022 Kevin Spacey is cross examined by Richard Steigman during Anthony Rapp's civil sex abuse case against Spacey in this courtroom sketch from the trial in New York, U.S., October 18, 2022 as U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
U.S. CDC advisers approve adding COVID shots to vaccine schedules
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee on vaccines on Thursday approved adding COVID-19 vaccines to the agency's recommended immunization schedules fo...
Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/
U.S. existing home sales slide again in September; jobless claims fall
(Reuters) -Sales of existing U.S. homes slid for an eighth straight month in September and will likely fall further in the months ahead as the housing market continues to stand out as the economic sec...
Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Three injured in Woodford County crash
GOODFIELD, Ill. - Authorities in Woodford County are investigating a two-vehicle crash that injured three people. The Woodford County Sheriffs Department says it happened after 11 A.M. Thursday near t...
Oct 20, 2022 (25 News)
Fed funding & donations help start "Cradle to Career Initiative" targeting South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - An initiative spearheaded by Illinois Central College while Peoria's mayor still worked there is finally getting off the ground, bringing education, job training, and family resources t...
Oct 20, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UnityPoint Health and TCHD offering free mammograms
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's really no excuse not to get one. UnityPoint Health and the Tazewell County Health Department are teaming up for the 21st year Friday to celebrate National Mammogram Day. Diagno...
Oct 20, 2022 (UnityPoint Health)
Illinois sees job gains, but unemployment rate remains unchanged
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' unemployment rate remained unchanged through the month of September, according to the latest data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Utilizing a...
Oct 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
