Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access and adds three nonbinding referendums to the 2024 general election ballot. It's a move that caused minority party Republi...
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Collins: A chance of severe storms Thursday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Scattered severe storms are possible in Central Illinois Thursday afternoon. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says we could start seeing a few storms after 3 p.m. "The storms will be scattered and most of us may not see activity. The tornado threat is low, but there could be a c...
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Peoria Zoo's giraffe Taji passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is mourning the passing of one of their giraffes. The zoo announced that Taji was humanely euthanized on Tuesday. Taji had received specialized shoes earlier this year after a broken bone was discovered on his left foot. But the zoo says Taji's care team on Monday had observed that he was...
May 01, 2024
Peoria City to host Mexican soccer club for two matches at Shea Stadium in June
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City will play against international competition for the first time next month. The club announced Wednesday the inaugural Copa Peoria Series, with two games against the under-23 club of Mexico Liga BBVA MX powerhouse Chivas de Guadalajara. The exhibition games will take place June 9th and 12th a...
May 01, 2024
Reservoir Gifted Academy unveils new Outdoor Classroom
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Reservoir Gifted Academy has a new classroom...outside. On Wednesday, Reservoir Gifted Principal Susan Martin thanked alumni, students and school administrators for their part in making the new Outdoor Classroom a reality. "This is step one of allowing our school community to have access to...
May 01, 2024
Man injured by glass after shots fired in Peoria's East Bluff Tuesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating a shooting from Tuesday night in Peoria's East Bluff that sent a man to the hospital Peoria Police say ten rounds were fired in the area of the 400-block of East Republic just after 10:00 P.M. No victims were found, but police say shell casings were found nearby in the area of Fr...
May 01, 2024
After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
SPRINGFIELD - In 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in America's home mortgage industry. The idea was simple. By requiring lenders - primarily banks - to make credit available i...
May 01, 2024
Comcast drops Bally Sports regional sports networks as agreement not reached
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. - Sports fans looking to watch their favorite teams lost an option to do so overnight Tuesday. In a social media post, Diamond Sports Group announced that Comcast has rejected a proposed extension to keep Bally Sports regional sports networks on the cable provider. Diamond Sports Group says Comcast ...
May 01, 2024
Area students perform in downtown Peoria during GMB Arts in Education Spring Celebration
PEORIA, Ill. - This time each year, you start seeing a lot of school buses in downtown Peoria...and music coming from the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza. Thousands of students are again performing this year as part of the Gerald M. Brookhart Arts in Education Spring Celebration. "We are in our second week, we star...
May 01, 2024
Wednesday morning fire damages home in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Two animals and a resident were able to escape a house fire in East Peoria Wednesday morning without injury. East Peoria Fire says crews were called to the two-story home just after 5:45 A.M. in the area of Prospect and Randolph. Fire was heavy on the main floor, and was put under control by firefig...
May 01, 2024