1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (110+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – A celebration of art and community will take place along Peoria’s Riverfront on Sunday. Choose Greater Peoria’s GO Day returns to the Peoria Riverfront along Water St. on Sunday. The free event runs from 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. “This…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (84+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – One of Peoria’s major bridges is set to be shut down for a second time this year. The Cedar Street Bridge will close on Tuesday through November. IDOT says the closure is needed to accommodate additional work to be…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (71+ words) WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) – A Eureka High School teacher appeared in court Tuesday after being charged with one count of aggravated battery. 42-year-old Kenneth Robertson pled not guilty in Woodford County Court on Tuesday. Robertson is listed on the Eureka High…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (184+ words) PEKIN, Ill. – Pekin’s Marigold Festival has been going on since 1973, honoring Pekin native Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. “The event really started with an art show, and that has developed into Art in the Park. The first Marigold Festival was in the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (133+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – The chief nursing officer at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is out of the role. An OSF spokesperson confirmed that Jennifer Croland is no longer employed with the hospital, and that there’s no disruption to patient care. “Jennifer Croland…...

4+ day, 11+ min ago   (548+ words) SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a request for records about employees who were responsible for monitoring a teenage girl who died in foster care. Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Haas…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) 1049thewolf.com GPEDC seeks public input on five-year plan PEORIA, Ill. – The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council has opened a public comment period on the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for 2026 through 2030. The five-year plan guides economic development across Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford,…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (285+ words) WASHINGTON, Ill. – A vote is expected later this month on creating a new business development district in Washington. A first reading was held on the proposal at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. A second vote will take place in about two…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (102+ words) 1049thewolf.com ISP: Semi driver injured in I-74 crash Wednesday morning PEORIA, Ill. – A jackknifed semi-trailer snarled traffic on westbound Interstate 74 in downtown Peoria during Wednesday’s morning rush hour. The crash happened around 8:35 a.m. near the Knoxville Avenue exit (milepost 92). According to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (206+ words) PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria to Memphis St. Jude Ride will take off Thursday morning with 145 riders. Ride Coordinator Eric Wilson says the main goal is to raise money for the kids, doctors and families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Just…...