Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce head stepping down
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new leader. The chamber announced Monday that President and CEO Joshua Gunn will be stepping down from the role on May 31st. He will become President and C-E-O of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce in the Phoenix-area. Gunn came to Peoria in July o...
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Dunlap High School student killed in crash Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A Dunlap High School Senior was killed in a crash late Saturday night in Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 18-year-old Nevaeh Mitchell, of Princeville, was northbound on Orange Prairie Road, near the Louisville Slugger Complex, when her vehicle was hit head-on by a southbound vehicle that ...
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Peoria gas prices up slightly. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up three cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are just over three cents higher than a month ago and a little over 1.5 cents a gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasB...
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Center For Prevention of Abuse hosting two-day conference on childhood trauma
PEORIA, Ill. - In April, Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse promoted Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness month. Later this week, they're hosting a two-day conference on childhood trauma. The Center's Carol Merna says speakers at the "Light 2024" conference will tackle some important topi...
May 05, 2024
South Peoria fire destroys home
PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria residence is determined to be uninhabitable after a fire. Peoria firefighters were dispatched to near Warren and Ann streets at 5:08 p.m. Saturday on a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the house and the blaze had extended to the...
May 05, 2024
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UPDATE: Peoria homicide victim identified
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a fatal shooting in Peoria's West Bluff has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says Thomas Antoine, 30, of Main Street in Peoria was found by officers near Gale and Underhill around 1:25 a.m. Saturday unresponsive with no pulse and not breathing. Despite aggressive...
May 04, 2024
Possible severe weather Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - The threat of severe weather returns Saturday afternoon. The time table for possible scattered strong to severe storms is after 3 p.m. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds, according to 25 First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins. "The tornado threat is low," Collins s...
May 04, 2024
Peoria Rivermen and fans come together to celebrate team's 2024 President's Cup championship
PEORIA, Ill. - Players and fans of the Peoria Rivermen came together to celebrate the team's second Southern Professional Hockey League title in three years. The Rivermen won the President's Cup on Sunday at Carver Arena with a 5-1 victory over the Huntsville Havoc in a winner-take-all Game 3. On Friday, the team parad...
May 04, 2024
Democrats flex muscle to kick off final month of session as revenues remain on track
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With about three weeks to go before the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn its spring legislative session, supermajority Democrats showed their strength this week as fiscal forecasters noted state revenues remain on track. April is typically a make-or-break mo...
May 03, 2024
Woman arrested after Thursday afternoon stabbing in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after a stabbing incident at a business in Peoria Thursday afternoon. Peoria Police responded just before 5:15 P.M. to the business in the area of Sheridan and Ridgemont Road, finding an adult male with a single stab wound to the leg. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-th...
May 03, 2024