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Buddy Guy to perform at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - He's not from there, but a legend in blues music who's called Chicago home for decades is going back on the road one more time, and he'll stop in Peoria. Buddy Guy will bring his "Damn ...
Will Stevenson Nov 15, 2022 jonsson / CC
School board gives Kherat contract extension
PEORIA, Ill. - The superintendent of Peoria Public Schools has a job for at least four more years. The District 150 School Board Monday night approved a four-year contract extension for Dr. Sharon Des...
Will Stevenson Nov 15, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teen arrested on murder charges for city's 23rd homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - An 18-year-old has been arrested for Peoria's 23rd homicide of the year. Peoria County Jail records indicate Erick Jackson was arrested Monday on charges of First Degree Murder, Domesti...
Will Stevenson Nov 15, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Russia rains missiles across Ukraine as signs emerge of further retreat
KYIV/KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia rained missiles on cities across Ukraine on Tuesday in a salvo of strikes that follow its humiliating withdrawal from Kherson, even as signs grew that its retre...
Julia Bradley Nov 15, 2022 Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building hit by a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
With first real snow, Central Illinois roads may be slick
PEORIA, Ill. -- Central Illinois has received its first measurable snow, with around an inch accumulation expected Tuesday. Despite treatment, some roads, ramps and overpasses may be slick or slushy. ...
Julia Bradley Nov 15, 2022 (Courtesy of I-DOT)
Trump to launch new White House bid while his party licks its wounds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to launch a fresh White House bid on Tuesday, hoping to box out potential Republican rivals and return his false claims of election fraud to the center of U....
Julia Bradley Nov 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the press on the grounds of his Mar-a-Lago resort on midterm elections night in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo
UPDATED: One dead as fire damages two Peoria Heights homes
UPDATED 11:48 A.M. PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A pair of homes in Peoria Heights went up in flames Monday night, and the fire has claimed one life. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cau...
Julia Bradley Nov 15, 2022 (25 News)
'Steiner Symposium' returns to Bradley University Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Charley Steiner is back in town. The ESPN legend and voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers is at his alma mater Bradley University Tuesday for the annual sports-themed symposium named after ...
Will Stevenson Nov 14, 2022 (Bradley University)
Theis, sworn in as chief justice, says partisanship has no role on state Supreme Court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Mary Jane Theis was sworn in as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday in a public ceremony, becoming the fourth woman to hold the gavel sinc...
Will Stevenson Nov 14, 2022 Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis is sworn in by outgoing Chief Justice Anne M. Burke. Both are Democrats. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
New billboard campaign by Center for Prevention of Abuse
PEORIA, Ill. - The Center for Prevention of Abuse is doing its part to try and reduce the rate of violent crime in Peoria, and especially in specific areas. The center has placed billboards in places ...
Will Stevenson Nov 14, 2022 (25 News)