Category Archives: Local News
GoFundMe setup for victim of Sunday's fatal crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A GoFundMe has been setup for the victim of Sunday's fatal accident on U.S. 150 and Koerner Road. As of Thursday morning, more than $14,000 has been raised in support of 43-year-old Mir...
TJ Carson Jan 19, 2023 (GoFundMe)
UPDATE: Operations resume at Pere Marquette Hotel after threat
PEORIA, Ill. - An all-clear has been given after a bomb threat Thursday morning in downtown Peoria. Main Street was closed down at Jefferson for about an hour, as the Peoria Fire and Police Department...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 (25 News)
Water main break closes Washington Community High School
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Water main repairs near Washington Community High School have cancelled classes at the school on Thursday. District Superintendent Kyle Freeman says the closure affects only the hi...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2023 (Washington Community High School Facebook)
Pritzker speaks at World Economic Forum
DAVOS, Switzerland - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is once again on a world stage -- this time as a guest of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Pritzker says one of the ways the state is being g...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (World Economic Forum via Flickr)
Rifle Association files federal suit against assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights advocates in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new ban on the sa...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (Illinois State Rifle Association)
Police pursuits in question since fatal crash Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - When do police agencies chase a suspect, and when do they not? Those are questions that have been asked a lot following Sunday's fatal accident at U.S. 150 and Koerner Road in Peoria --...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle discovered
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are in trouble with the law after they allegedly were discovered in a stolen vehicle. Peoria Police say it happened around 1:15 Wednesday morning, but when officers first ...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Party City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) -Party City Holdco Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, making it the latest casualty in the U.S. retail industry as persistently high inflation takes a toll on consume...
TJ Carson Jan 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Party City store sign in seen in Encinitas, California March 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS LOGO)/File Photo
Grand jury files charges in three local cases
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Grand Jury filed charges in a number of cases during their meeting on Tuesday. Among them, the grand jury charged Gabriel Messenger (pictured above), 19, with Aggravated...
Will Stevenson Jan 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Illinois' expanded SNAP benefits coming to an end
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois' enhanced benefits in the SNAP program will end next month. Under new federal policy, the extra funds going to SNAP, or food stamp recipients will stop on February 28. So, st...
Julia Bradley Jan 18, 2023 eddie welker / CC
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