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Boy killed in accident involving semi in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Police in Pekin say a child is dead after being hit by a semi Thursday afternoon. Police say the accident happened in the 1900 block of South Second Street, along Route 29, around 3:20 p...
Mar 31, 2022 (25 News)
Parents now charged with murder for son's death
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are now being charged with First-Degree Murder for allegedly not giving their eight-year-old son the proper care prior to his death earlier this week. 25 News repor...
Mar 31, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Democrats' Senate leader helps mark 13th Transgender Visibility Day
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of Illinois Democratic lawmakers held a press conference today, marking the 13th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. "It's always fitting to raise visibility ab...
Mar 31, 2022 St Sen. Kimberly Lightford (Illinois General Assembly)
Doctor: family members, loved ones can best spot aphasia
PEORIA, Ill. - The diagnosis that caused actor Bruce Willis to retire from acting is one that can be especially serious, depending on what caused it. Aphasia affects the ability to communicate, and in...
Mar 31, 2022 ssshadowcopy / CC
Biden spurs record emergency oil release in 'moment of peril' for world
UPDATED 2:05 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday launched the largest release ever from the U.S. emergency oil reserve and challenged oil companies to drill more in an attempt t...
Mar 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Regional reaction to sudden Lincoln College closure announcement
PEORIA, Ill. -- The sudden closure of one college in Lincoln, Illinois is sending ripple affects across the entire Central Illinois region. State lawmakers, families and local leaders alike are all re...
Mar 31, 2022 Courtesy: Lincoln College Facebook
Film academy starts disciplinary proceedings against Will Smith
UPDATED 5:50 p.m. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood's film academy has started a process that could lead to discipline against best actor winner Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at ...
Mar 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Will Smith walks off the stage after hitting Chris Rock as Rock spoke on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Peoria man convicted of weapons charge by federal jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal jury has convicted a Peoria man on a felony weapons charge. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the jury handed down the verdict Wednesday on a count of Possession of a Firearm by...
Mar 30, 2022 (2020 Peoria County Jail photo)
Biden gets second booster shot, pushes for more COVID funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve for a second COVID-19 booster shot on Wednesday as his administration rolled out efforts to help Americans live with the coronavirus...
Mar 30, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before receiving a second COVID-19 booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Mid-day accident injures three
UPDATED 9:49 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Officials have released more details regarding a two-vehicle accident happening Wednesday over the lunch hour. Peoria Fire officials say crews were called to Universit...
Mar 30, 2022 25 News
