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Calls for Tazewell Co. Board member to resign following social media comment
(25 News)-It was a spirited public comment session at the board meeting in Tazewell County on Wednesday as citizens addressed the board, concerned about comments made via social media by board member ...
Julia Bradley Sep 26, 2019
Bustos Reacts To Whistleblower Complaint
Illinois 17TH District Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says, she in support of House Intelligence Committee’s search for the truth, to cease actions to discredit the whistleblower publicly. Bustos ma...
Mike Sabol Sep 25, 2019
Peoria Approves 3-Percent Recreational Marijuana Sales Tax
Tuesday night, Peoria City Council passed a 3-percent sales tax on recreational marijuana on a 9-2 vote. The local sales tax would go into the city’s general fund. The council’s vote did n...
Julia Bradley Sep 25, 2019
Burglars Target Peoria Auto Dealers
A rash of burglaries have been targeted to local car dealerships. Peoria Police responded to several business burglaries to auto dealers in the area, that include theft from vehicles and stolen vehicl...
Mike Sabol Sep 24, 2019
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

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