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Three officers shot in Chicago
CHICAGO — Police say three law enforcement officers were shot and wounded while driving onto Interstate 57 Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. in th...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021
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Rick Hirschmann Jul 07, 2021
UnityPoint plans new $24 million mental health facility
PEORIA, Ill. — UnityPoint Health UnityPlace has plans in the works for a new $24 million behavioral health clinic for children and adolescents. “Especially post-pandemic is an increase in ...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021
Juvenile seriously injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded around 8:20 Tuesday night to a ShotSpotter alert in the 700 block of E. Frye that indicated multiple shots fired. A caller also said someone had been shot....
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021
Peoria Community Development Department receives $45,000 to demolish abandoned homes
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Community Development Department has been granted an additional $45,000 by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for demolition of abandoned residential str...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021
Peoria Humane Society talks taking care of pets during hot summer months
PEORIA, Ill. — Just as bitterly cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, the same goes for hot, humid temperatures seen in summer months. With an average heat index in Peoria of 90F in July,...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021
Gov. Pritzker signs bill expanding Medicaid healthcare access
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed legislation that will expand healthcare access and affordability for residents on the state’s Medicaid system. The bill, Sena...
Dalton Kemper Jul 06, 2021
Dozens shot over holiday weekend in Chicago
CHICAGO — It was a Fourth of July weekend marked by violence in Chicago, with nearly 100 people shot, including two Chicago Police officers responding to a disturbance over fireworks, and five c...
Julia Bradley Jul 05, 2021
UPDATE: One dead after 4th of July shooting in Peoria
UPDATE 5:45 P.M. — One of the men shot, 21-year-old Michael Anthony Charles Johnson, II, was pronounced brain dead by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood Tuesday afternoon at 3:09 p.m. Harwood w...
Julia Bradley Jul 05, 2021
Vacant home catches fire Saturday, estimated $50,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — An estimated $50,000 in damage was done when a vacant home caught fire Saturday just after 4:00 p.m. in the 600 block of E. Illinois. Fire crews found heavy fire and smoke from a ...
Dalton Kemper Jul 04, 2021

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