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UPDATE: Pekin City Council member makes shocking announcement
UPDATE: 6:32 p.m. PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) – Becky Cloyd, a former mayoral candidate, took to Facebook Monday to announce she is resigning as a Pekin city council member. Cloyd believes she was sil...
Nov 13, 2023
Local gas prices continue to drop ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.41 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of Peoria gas stations. Peoria'...
Nov 13, 2023
Morton band places second in their division at Grand Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A big and award-winning season for the Morton High School Marching Band has ended with what the band calls its “highest ranking ever” at a national competition. ...
Nov 12, 2023
Bradley University suspends women’s basketball coach. Here’s what we know
PEORIA, Ill. – There are more questions than answers after Bradley University announced Saturday night it was suspending its head women’s basketball coach. The university said Kate Popovec...
Nov 12, 2023
Morton High School Marching Band advances at grand nationals in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Morton High School Marching Band will play on at the national championships. The band learned Friday night that they were one of 33 in four classifications to advance to...
Nov 11, 2023
UPDATE: Peoria honors veterans with parade and ceremony Saturday morning
UPDATED 12:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – A parade during a crisp and cool fall morning in downtown Peoria honored all of those who have served their country. The city's annual Veteran's Day Parade was ...
Nov 11, 2023
County Board approves developing master plan for jail renovations
PEORIA, Ill. – A master plan will be developed that will identify and prioritize needs for renovation projects at the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County Board Thursday approved a $275,000 con...
Nov 10, 2023
Fire chief: Arsons on the rise in Peoria, but so are arrests
PEORIA, Ill. – Arson fires are on the rise this year in Peoria. The Peoria Fire Department says there have been more than 150 of them so far in 2023, a five percent increase over last year, and ...
Nov 10, 2023
Lawmakers decline to extend private school scholarship tax credit program
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers adjourned their fall veto session Thursday afternoon without renewing a controversial program that provided indirect state support for st...
Nov 10, 2023
Illinois lawmakers approve plan to allow small-scale nuclear development
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Lawmakers on Thursday approved a proposal that would allow companies to develop new nuclear power generation in Illinois for the first time since 1987. Hous...
Nov 10, 2023
