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GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have risen nearly ten cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.38 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria...
Apr 07, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Pope Francis makes surprise first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatica...
Apr 06, 2025 Pope Francis gestures as he appears for the first time since his return to the Vatican, in Saint Peter square, at the Vatican, April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Demolition schedule for McClugage Bridge updated
PEORIA, Ill. - The second demolition event and full closure of the McClugage Bridge will take place on Wednesday morning at 9:30. Like the first demolition on March 27, the full bridge and roads near ...
Apr 05, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
US Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump's tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early on Saturday that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts and sharply redu...
Apr 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A bird flies near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Firefighters rescue person trapped in vehicle in Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to an accident with injuries Friday night at the intersection of Adams and Western Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says crews arrived around 7:...
Apr 05, 2025 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Driver arrested for fatal pedestrian crash in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A woman has been arrested for a fatal pedestrian crash in Washington allegedly caused by a drunk driver. Washington Police say 35-year-old Michael Ayers, whose address is unknown, w...
Apr 05, 2025
West Peoria liquor store punished after selling alcohol to minors
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria liquor store has been punished after being caught selling alcohol to minors. The city's liquor commission on Thursday ruled that West Peoria Liquors must pay a one-th...
Apr 04, 2025 (25 News)
Stocks slump again after China fires back in trade war with tariffs on US goods
PALM BEACH, Florida/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global stock markets plummeted further on Friday after China said it would strike back at U.S. President Donald Trump with additional tariffs of 34% o...
Apr 04, 2025 A drone view shows containers at the terminals at the port in Kwai Chung in Hong Kong, China, April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Neighborhood House seeking help in finding stolen van
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria non-profit is asking for help in finding a stolen van. In a social media post, Neighborhood House says an unknown person broke into its van yard and stole one of their Youth Pr...
Apr 04, 2025 (Neighborhood House)
UPDATE: Weather delays Opening Day for Peoria Chiefs, doubleheader scheduled for Saturday
UPDATED 4:41 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Baseball in Peoria will have to wait an extra day. The Chiefs announced that Friday's Opening Day game against the Quad Cities River Bandits has been postponed due to ...
Apr 04, 2025 (Peoria Chiefs)
