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Peoria NAACP leader receives state honor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria community leader has received a state honor for his leadership. Peoria NAACP President Marvin Hightower was honored Wednesday in Springfield with the Jesse White Leadership Awa...
Feb 25, 2026 (25 News)
Man sentenced for 2021 South Peoria murder over money dispute
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend five decades in prison for a South Peoria murder five years ago over a $70 dispute. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 24-year-old Marvin Alexander was se...
Feb 25, 2026 (File-Peoria County Jail)
Peoria doctor's office building damaged after minor crash
PEORIA, Ill. - No one was injured after a car crashed into a Peoria doctor's office building. Peoria Police says the crash happened at around noon Wednesday on the 1700 block of North Willow Lake Cour...
Feb 25, 2026 (25 News)
Democratic state AGs announce lawsuit against Trump administration over US vaccine policy
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Two Democratic state attorneys general announced a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday over recent changes to the federal government's childhood...
Feb 25, 2026 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sign is displayed during an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting to discuss childhood vaccine schedule changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
USA's gold-medal hockey game averages 26M viewers
The United States' gold-medal victory against Canada on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics averaged 26 million viewers in the U.S. on NBC and Peacock. The 2-1 overtime win gave the Americans their ...
Feb 25, 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Victory Ceremony - Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 22, 2026. Gold medallists Brady Tkachuk of United States, Jack Hughes of United States and Quinn Hughes of United States celebrate during the victory ceremony REUTERS/Mike Segar
Man arrested for allegedly trying to meet minor for sex in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Springfield man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to meet with a minor for sex. Woodford County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 27-year-old Kama...
Feb 25, 2026 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
One person dies after fiery crash in rural Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - One person has died after a crash Tuesday night in rural Manito. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the single vehicle crash just after 9:30 P.M. i...
Feb 25, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin holds land development meeting amid data center backlash
By Taylor Fleming PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A proposed data center in Pekin is a possible use for a 1,000 acre property the city purchased last year, and it's quickly attracted lots of opposition from n...
Feb 25, 2026 Pekin residents showed up for a city meeting Tuesday night about land development, wanting to talk about a proposed data center. (25 News)
Republican candidates for governor - minus Bailey - try to distance themselves
Article Summary Republican candidates for governor Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner met for the first time for a televised debate on Tuesday. Darren Bailey, presumed to be the frontrunne...
Feb 25, 2026 Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick, GOP candidates for governors, took part in a debate Tuesday. Candidate Darren Bailey, not pictured, did not attend. (Photos by Capitol News Illinois)
Peoria Zoo mourns two beloved animals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is saying goodbye to two of its beloved animals. In a Facebook post, Zoo staff said that Sultana, a red-river hog, and Violet, a miniature donkey, were euthanized last we...
Feb 25, 2026 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
