Category Archives:
Mayor Kahl confident for East Peoria during State of the City Address
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Mayor of East Peoria, John Kahl, said that the state of the city is confidence and promise for the city. “I think East Peoria has done a phenomenal job of staying ahead...
Kristina Leahy Mar 06, 2020
Tazewell testing election equipment
PEKIN, Ill. — The Tazewell County Clerk’s Office was set Friday to publicly test its election equipment, approximately a week and a half ahead of the state primary elections. The state-man...
Jeremy Scott Mar 06, 2020
Donut Days going away… for now
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — The Chillicothe non-profit known as Ambulance Rescue 33 has announced it will not be conducting its annual Donut Days fundraiser this year as the group transitions into the R...
Jeremy Scott Mar 05, 2020
PPD asking for help in locating a missing woman
UPDATE: Deborah Whited has been located and is OK. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are asking for assistance in locating a missing person. Police were called around 9:45 Thursday morning to the 120...
Kristina Leahy Mar 05, 2020
Pekin man sentenced for sexually abusing girl
PEKIN, Ill. — A Pekin man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl. Brandon Lynn, 34, of Pekin, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse Wednesday ...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2020
As you ‘Spring Forward’, check smoke alarms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It’s that time again. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds the public to “Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries.” State Fire Marshal Sp...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2020
Crews battle garage fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just after 11:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2700 block of W. Marquette. Crews arrived to find a detached two stall garage fully engulfed in flames. R...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2020
Peoria opens coronavirus command post
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria health officials are taking a proactive approach in dealing with the spread of the coronavirus. The Peoria Health City/County Department has opened an emergency operations ...
Kevin Bessler Mar 04, 2020
Former Bradley pitcher Janssen remembered as remarkable player, person
by Kristina Leahy and Jeremy Scott PEORIA, Ill. — Mitch Janssen was announced as one of the three who passed away in a plane crash Tuesday on I-55 near Lincoln. Janssen was a Princeville native,...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020
Bradley grad among plane crash victims
LINCOLN, Ill. — A former Bradley University student-athlete is among three people killed in Tuesday’s plane crash on I-55 near Lincoln. 22-year-old Mitch Janssen, a 2019 graduate and four-...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020

Peoria, IL, USA
78 °F Sunny