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UPDATE: Fire at Morton bank location causes damage
UPDATED 3:02 P.M. MORTON, Ill. – A car fire Thursday afternoon caused damage to a branch of Morton Community Bank. Morton Fire Chief Joe Kelley says crews responded to the fire in the drive-thru...
Nov 30, 2023
Peoria man arrested on weapons and other charges following traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man faces a host of weapons and other charges, including Armed Violence, after a traffic stop on N. Bigelow. Around 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Peoria Police conducted a traffic stop ...
Nov 30, 2023
UPDATE: Teen arrested for death of nine-week-old child in Pekin
UPDATED 6:20 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. – A Pekin teenager is jailed on murder charges in connection with the death of a nine-week-old child. Pekin Police say Hunter Waters, 19, is in the Tazewell County ...
Nov 30, 2023
Fire damages South Peoria garage
PEORIA, Ill. - A garage caught fire Wednesday night in South Peoria, causing $10,000 damage. Crews arriving around 8:30 p.m. to S. Laramie, found heavy smoke and flames coming from the back of the two...
Nov 30, 2023
Peoria resident displaced by fire late Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A garden-level apartment was damaged by fire Wednesday night in Central Peoria, with officials saying food left on the stove was to blame. Crews responded to the building on W. Fallen O...
Nov 30, 2023
Peoria County Board to consider plan to get out from the debt of operating Heddington Oaks
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Board later this month will consider a plan that will help get out from under the debt it incurred owning and operating the now-former Heddington Oaks health car...
Nov 29, 2023
Metamora man goes to federal prison for attempted sex trafficking
PEORIA, Ill. – A Metamora man will be going to federal prison for 15 years after he tried to solicit a young girl for sex through an online ad the FBI set up. Federal court records indicate Dana...
Nov 29, 2023
Process underway to build new city hall building for West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill. – The city of West Peoria is outgrowing the only building its city hall has ever been housed in. "The clerk's office is really small. The mayor's office and the administrator's...
Nov 29, 2023
OSF affected by third party data breach. Here’s who to contact for help
PEORIA, Ill. – OSF HealthCare says it is impacted by the same data breach that other health care providers are dealing with right now. The Peoria-based firm confirms that a third party vendor ow...
Nov 29, 2023
Several contested races emerge for March primary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – There will be several contested primaries and a new candidate in March for seats in the Illinois Legislature representing parts of Central Illinois, now that the candidate fi...
Nov 29, 2023
