Category Archives: Top Stories
Why owners of 'Tangled Roots Brewery' chose Washington for new brewery/restaurant
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A restaurant and craft brewery will set up shop in Washington's square by the end of next year. It has some locations in the Midwest already and the Chief Marketing Officer for The ...
Aug 26, 2022 (The Grist Mill via 25 News)
Juveniles arrested after fight in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Two juveniles face charges in Chillicothe for allegedly attacking another juvenile earlier this week. Not much is known about what happened, except two juveniles were arrested Thur...
Aug 26, 2022 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two arraigned for Pekin attempted murder
Two Pekin residents charged with an attempted murder are pleading not guilty. Tazewell County Court records indicate Gage Burgess, 21, and Savannah McKinley, 19, were arraigned Thursday on the Attempt...
Aug 26, 2022 (Pekin Police/Tazewell County Jail)
Peoria Police want to make 'lateral hires'
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says now is the time for police officers in other communities to become officers in Peoria instead. The department is making a push for what are call...
Aug 26, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Effort re-booted to bring Jim Thome statue to Louisville Slugger Sports Complex
PEORIA, Ill. --Local organizers are re-booting a fundraiser aimed at celebrating one of Peoria's favorite sons and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome. The re-boot announcement came during a...
Aug 26, 2022 (File-25 News)
U.S. Justice Dept. releases redacted document that underpins Trump search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a redacted version of the legal document that allowed the FBI to seize classified government records from former President Donald T...
Aug 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is seen in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
KB-Strong's "BrownFest" returns this weekend
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- KB-Strong Foundation is back with BrownFest this weekend in Washington. It honors long-time Washington Basketball Coach Kevin Brown, who lost his battle with Glioblastoma in June 2...
Aug 26, 2022 (KB-Strong Foundation)
U.S. consumer spending edges up in July; monthly inflation slows considerably
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending barely rose in July as a drop in gasoline prices weighed on receipts at service stations, but monthly inflation slowed down considerably, which could give...
Aug 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Peoria firefighters battle house fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the area of E. Virginia and N. Missouri Avenues, just after 3 a.m. Friday, on reports of smoke inside a residence. Fire Battalion Chief Lore Baxter s...
Aug 26, 2022 liz west / CC
Georgia prosecutor seeks testimony from ex-Trump aides in election probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election is seeking to compel testimony from his former chief of...
Aug 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
