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Confirmed: Peoria’s 20th Homicide Victim Was Pregnant
It is confirmed that Peoria’s 20th homicide victim for 2019 was pregnant. “Our forensic pathologist determined that she was between 12 and 13 weeks pregnant,” Peoria County Coroner J...
Kristina Leahy Sep 24, 2019
IDOT Wants Snowplow Drivers To Join The Team
IDOT is looking for snowbirds. Snowbird is the Illinois Department of Transportation’s annual program that hires temporary full-time and on-call snowplow drivers in the winter. Guy Tridgell, spo...
Kristina Leahy Sep 24, 2019
‘Dine In The Dark’ To Help The Blind And Visually Impaired
‘Dinner In The Dark’ for a cause. The upcoming event, in its second year, benefits the Central Illinois Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The Center’s Molly Pasley tells WM...
Julia Bradley Sep 24, 2019
Peorians To Pay New Public Safety Pension Fee
(25 News)–Peoria property owners will be getting a new bill next month, the public safety pension fee. It was approved by city council last year during budget discussions, a plan to raise money ...
Julia Bradley Sep 24, 2019
PPS Board President Not Seeking Re-Election
Peoria Public Schools board President Dan Adler announced Monday that he will not seek re-election. Adler has served as a representative for District 3 of Peoria Public Schools since July of 2015. Adl...
Kristina Leahy Sep 23, 2019
Child Drowns In Metamora Lake
A Metamora child drowned in a lake Monday morning. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, at approximately 7:30 a.m., family members reported that 3-year-old Luke Rynearson left their home ...
Mike Sabol Sep 23, 2019
Peoria’s Tireless Project Returns Saturday
The monthly collection of unwanted tires for Peoria residents will resume at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. Clark Street in Peoria. Hours of collection are planned for 9-11 a.m., but once the trailer reach...
Kristina Leahy Sep 23, 2019
Spain Appointed As House Republican Chairman
Peoria native and State Representative Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) has been appointed as the House Republican Conference Chairman. With this new position, Spain will be a part of House Republican Minority L...
Kristina Leahy Sep 23, 2019
Preschool Students Learn The Life Cycle; Release Monarch Butterflies
Preschool students at Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center main campus learned all about the life of a butterfly, and got to watch them be released Monday. The school received the caterpill...
Kristina Leahy Sep 23, 2019
Group Continues Search For Alexis Scott 2 Years After Disappearance
Alexis Scott went missing exactly two years ago. A group in Peoria continues to look for answers about her disappearance. Sunday afternoon, friends and family released balloons and canvassed neighborh...
Julia Bradley Sep 23, 2019

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