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Tee It Up for the Troops returns to Mt. Hawley course Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Tee It Up for the Troops is all about giving back to veterans and active duty military. The annual event returns to Peoria's Mt. Hawley Country Club on Monday. Volunteer Jeff Kohlbus sa...
Aug 14, 2025 (Tee It Up for the Troops Central Illinois--Facebook)
Brimfield area home a total loss after fire Wednesday evening
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - Peoria County fire departments responded to a large fire near Brimfield Wednesday evening. Fire trucks arrived just before 5 p.m. to the home off of N. Brimfield Road, near W. Shissl...
Aug 14, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
State bill could break at least one barrier to homelessness in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Outreach advocates say that barriers with homeless shelters are a big reason people on the street have not gotten into stable housing. A bill in Illinois' General Assembly aim...
Aug 14, 2025 Dream Center Peoria via Facebook
Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the Republican-controlled Congress to extend federal control of Washington's city police force beyond 30 days, escalati...
Aug 14, 2025 Federal agents, including U.S. Marshals and the FBI, along with Metropolitan Police, patrol on Kennedy Street NW, after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - Approaching a 50-year anniversary in the broadcasting industry, 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins has announced his retirement. His last day on the air will be October 15. "I wa...
Aug 13, 2025 Photo: 25 News video
"Tiny Homes" discussed by Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill - A concept of "Tiny Homes' to shelter the homeless was discussed this week by the Peoria City Council. One supporter of such a project is 3rd District Councilman Tim Riggenbach. "It's ver...
Aug 13, 2025 Photo: 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Illinois Dems say state should be blueprint in national fight against Trump
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats say they've delivered for middle class residents and that's the blueprint their party should follow in 2026. Democratic candidates for Illinois ...
Aug 13, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the crowd and receives cheers from his fellow party leaders at a Governor’s Day rally at the Illinois State Fair on August 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Jeffries says working-class focus is key to Democrats retaking U.S. House
Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, was the keynote speaker at the state's largest annual downstate gathering of Democrats on Wednesday. Jeffries is poised to becom...
Aug 13, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives a keynote address at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. The event is the largest annual downstate gathering of Illinois Democrats. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Co-Op Records, of Pekin, to close in September
Pekin, Ill. (25 News) - Co-Op Records opened in 1998 by owner Denny Smith. On Sept. 30, the longtime and beloved record store in Pekin will officially be closing its doors. 25 News reports that Smith ...
Aug 13, 2025 Co-Op Records
Longtime local movie theater to close on Thursday
Pekin, Ill. (25 News) - One of the area's most prominent movie theaters will say goodbye on Thursday. 25 News reports that the AMC Pekin 14 theater on Edgewater Drive will be closing. AMC spokesperson...
Aug 13, 2025 Discover Peoria
