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Peoria Police Officer Arrested
Peoria Police responded to a call of a male requesting police assistance, in the 3400 block of Basking Ridge around 1 p.m. Thursday. Officers found a male victim, bleeding from the head. The man ident...
Sep 20, 2019 MWC
Illinois Sees Record Low Unemployment Numbers
Illinois' unemployment rate hit a historic low last month. The August jobless rate came in at 4-percent...down from 4.2-percent in July. That is the lowest monthly rate on record for Illinois, and a g...
Sep 20, 2019
Man Stabbed Thursday Night
Peoria Police responded to the 700 block of Alexander at 5:26 p.m. Thursday. A female called saying that a male had been stabbed. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said that the suspect fled on fo...
Sep 19, 2019 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
2019 Illinois State Fair brought in record $6.5M-plus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The 2019 Illinois State Fair had record estimated revenue of more than $6.5 million. Fair officials said Thursday this year's total surpassed the previous record of $6.4 mill...
Sep 19, 2019 AP Photo/Seth Perlman/file
Weaver named to Diversity Task Force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 37th District State Senator Chuck Weaver of Peoria was appointed Thursday to serve on the Diversity Task Force for three business groups. The Republican was named as a part of the...
Sep 19, 2019 Stock Photo/Office of Chuck Weaver
Trump Denies Saying Anything 'Inappropriate'
(AP) - President Donald Trump says he would never say anything "inappropriate" on a call with a foreign leader. Trump's tweeted statement Thursday comes as lawmakers look to scrutinize the handling of...
Sep 19, 2019 President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Blickenstaff Bringing New Life To The Heights' Al Fresco Park
California-based entrepreneur Kim Blickenstaff is busy working on a number of construction projects in the Peoria area. Now, he wants to revamp what was once the Al Fresco Amusement Park along the Peo...
Sep 19, 2019 KDB Group
Dick Peplow Retiring From Peoria Production Shop
(25 News)--A manufacturing business with a powerful mission, the Peoria Production Shop strives to be the premiere employer for those with disabilities in the Greater Peoria Area. Now, after nearly ha...
Sep 19, 2019 25 News
Solar On The Table For Peoria Park District
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Park District might be going green. The board of trustees met Wednesday night to discuss, among other items, a power purchase agreement for solar equipment at four locations...
Sep 18, 2019 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Ex-Gaming Chairman Engaged In Prohibited Political Acts
(AP) - The former chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board allegedly engaged in prohibited political activity while heading the agency that regulates gambling. In a May 31 report released Wednesday, the ...
Sep 18, 2019 MWC
