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(UPDATED 7:58 a.m. ) TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — The ramp from I-155 to I-74 westbound near Morton was blocked Monday morning with the clean up of an overturned semi. The accident happened shortly a...

PEORIA, Ill. — Strong storms are expected to make their way into the Peoria area late Monday afternoon. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts a line of potentially seve...

***UPDATE*** 5/3/21 3:45 P.M. The names of the deceased have been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the 14-year-old’s name was Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, and the 1-year-oldR...

***UPDATE*** 5/3/21 4:15 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the corpse as that of 43-year-old Jason Rutherford of Peoria. A toxicology test was pending, but Harwood reiterated no ...

PEORIA, Ill. — Arson has been determined to be the cause of a house fire at 2400 W Lincoln Sunday morning around 4:45 a.m. Heavy smoke was seen by first arriving crews from the front door and ou...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to the 3500 block of N Dries Ln. Saturday afternoon just before 1:30 p.m. for a report of a vehicle that went through a ravine into a creek...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police are investigating a stabbing that took place Friday night in a parking lot in the 1200 block of S Western Ave. An adult male drove to a local hospital around 11:20 p...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to the area of the 1400 block of SW Adams St. around 1:15 a.m. Saturday morning regarding a ShotSpotter alert. Dispatch then informed police of several Sho...

***UPDATE*** 5/10/21 4 P.M. 19-year-old Jeffrey D. Thompson, Jr. was interviewed Friday night and then subsequently arrested by Peoria Police Detectives. He was then charged with two counts of aggrava...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Thursday-Friday COVID-19 reporting period in Illinois brought another 3,000-plus case count. 3,207 people throughout the state tested positive. 33 died. The daily average...