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UPDATE: Peoria 19th Homicide Suspect Turns Himself In
Xavier Blake, the man identified as the primary suspect in the 19th Peoria homicide of 2019, turned himself in to the Peoria Police Department on Friday around noon. Blake, 34, was identified as the p...
Sep 15, 2019
Fire Fighters Battle Downtown Fire In Pontiac
A local warehouse in downtown Pontiac destroyed by fire. Fire fighters in Pontiac and various agencies from surrounding areas, including Long Point, Streator, and Reading Township, fought the blaze in...
Sep 14, 2019 Photo-Credit Reading Twp. Fire Dept.
White House Says Bin Laden Son Killed In U.S. Operation
(AP) - The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrori...
Sep 14, 2019 FILE - In this image from video released by the CIA on Nov. 1, 2017, Hamza bin Laden is shown at his wedding. Years after the death of his father at the hands of a U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan, Hamza bin Laden finds himself clearly in the crosshairs of world powers. The U.S. has put up to a $1 million bounty for him. The U.N. Security Council has named him to a global sanctions list, sparking a new Interpol notice for his arrest. His home country of Saudi Arabia has revoked his citizenship. (CIA via AP, File)
Suspect In Peoria Standoff Formally Charged
The suspect in a Peoria standoff with police is formally charged. Talya Zolicoffer, 39, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly holding a woman against her will in a home on W. Kettelle. On Friday, Zolic...
Sep 14, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Peoria Heights Man Found Guilty Of Killing Toddler In 2017
(25 News)--Joshua Rutledge was found guilty of First Degree Murder in Peoria County court Thursday. Rutledge was accused of killing his girlfriend's 16-month-old son while he was babysitting the boy b...
Sep 14, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Tazewell County
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Health Department Friday confirmed a batch of mosquitoes, found in Creve Coeur this month, have tested positive for...
Sep 14, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois Lawsuit Filed Against Top E-Cigarette Maker
(AP) - An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday in Lake County Circuit Court on behal...
Sep 13, 2019 AP/Craig Mitchelldyer
Huffman Sentenced To 14 Days In Prison
(AP) - Actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the sweeping college admissions scandal . The "Desperate Housewives" star was sentenced in Boston's federal cour...
Sep 13, 2019 (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Peoria's 19th Homicide Victim Identified
Thursday night just before 7:oo p.m., Peoria Police responded to the area of Wisconsin and Nebraska regarding a male shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers located one male with a gunshot wound to th...
Sep 13, 2019 Midwest Communications
Snow Fighters Put To The Test At The Snow Roadeo
Snow plows were out in force on Friday at the Shoppes of Grand Prairie, but not to fight snow. Snow fighters from around Illinois came to participate in the 28th annual American Public Works Associati...
Sep 13, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
