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Prosecutor: ‘Appalling’ – term used to describe condition of 27 malnourished dogs,
UPDATED (3:45 p.m.) — A prosecutor told a Peoria County judge that 27 emaciated dogs deemed by an animal control officer were in “appalling” condition. That statement during a hearing Friday afternoon in Peoria County Circuit Court where the owners were charged with a misdemeanor count and ordered not to be around or to possess any pets.
$1.3M ice plant coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA (25News Now) - The Peoria Civic Center is getting an ice-cold addition in the next couple of years. On Friday, Peoria Civic Center spokesperson Kelsey Martin confirmed the authority board approved the $1.3 million purchase for the ice plant. She said the ice plant is set to be installed...
Peoria: Remove all private signs from the public right-of-way
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — City Hall on Friday sent out a reminder to people that all private signs – political, yard sale, temporary business, or otherwise – are prohibited in the public right-of-way. Private signs illegally placed in the right-of-way should be removed as soon as possible....
Volunteers needed as Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall set to return to East Peoria
EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in East Peoria next month and the city is asking for volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help set up and take down the wall panels as well as provide information and security. The traveling memorial wall will be...
The hunt is on for a medallion worth over a thousand dollars
PEKIN (25News Now)—Pekin residents are looking near and far for a medallion. That’s because $1,500 is at stake, continuing a nearly 50-year tradition. While the hunters may have their eyes on the prize, most say the memories from it are worth more than any price tag. “I started...
Racial Justice and Equity Forum To Be Held September 17
Peoria, IL – The Peoria City/County Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity (RJE) will host a Community Forum on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Alpha Park Public Library , 3527 South Airport Road, Bartonville, IL 61607. All residents of Peoria County — including individuals, families and representatives of neighborhood associations, places of worship and other community organizations — are invited to participate.
Dream Center reaches record amount of people served in emergency shelter Tuesday night
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A record was broken in Peoria, but not for good reason. Tuesday night, Dream Center Peoria served a record 191 people at their emergency shelter. Of those people served, 47 of them were children. Record high temperatures were seen in Peoria on Tuesday, reaching as...
IDOT expects to fully reopen I-74 rest area in the next few months
An Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson says the Mackinaw Dells rest area on eastbound Interstate 74 is expected to reopen fully in November. Repairs are ongoing at an Interstate 74 rest area between Peoria and Bloomington-Normal that’s been closed for more than a year, but a full reopening isn’t expected for a few months.
Peoria mayor presents Native American tribe with key to the city
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — At Tuesday night’s Peoria city council meeting, the Native American tribe that is also the city’s namesake was in attendance to receive a special recognition. Peoria mayor Rita Ali presented the key to the city to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma...
2024 Good Neighbor Award winner announced
The Washington Chamber of Commerce was pleased to announce the Good Neighbor Award Winner for 2024 on Saturday, August 17, 2024, during our Rock the Field event held at Washington Park. Washington’s Mayor Gary Manier presented the 2024 Good Neighbor Award to the Thompson Family, who was nominated by Gwen...
Fans brought in at Dunlap Middle School as students, staff cope with no air conditioning
UPDATE (4:32 p.m.) — According to a post from the Dunlap school district, an e-learning day has been issued for Dunlap Middle School students on Friday. The AC unfortunately has not been fixed. The part is being over nighted but will not be here in time for school tomorrow. We will be having an E-Learning day only for Dunlap Middle School tomorrow. Today we allowed parents to keep students home if they chose to and counted the absence as excused. I would anticipate the same being true tomorrow and do not want students missing out on more quality instruction. We want our students to continue to receive high quality academic curriculum and we have a robust E-Learning plan that can achieve this outcome. I am very pleased with the Dunlap Middle staff and their ability to adapt under these circumstances. The AC should be fixed this weekend and a return to normal after the holiday weekend.
City of Peoria, Big Picture Peoria to Unveil New Mural on September 10
August 29, 2024 (PEORIA, IL) The city of Peoria and Big Picture Peoria will unveil a new mural on the Niagara Parking Deck on Tuesday, September 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Great Harvest Bread Company, inside OSF HealthCare System, 124 SW Adams Street, in downtown Peoria. The mural will be...
A play about a city council meeting might be the year’s most gripping theater
You may not think political theater and actual theater have much in common, but you don’t have to look far to see life imitating art. In 1997, a macaw named Jelly Bean made a splash at a Peoria City Council meeting when council member Gary Sandberg showed up with the feathered friend on his shoulder. Though he never returned to the dais, Jelly Bean was so beloved in Peoria that the Journal Star newspaper published an obituary when he died in 2016.
Peoria area appears close to solving landfill replacement problems
PEORIA (25News Now) - A solution to Peoria’s landfill replacement problems may be in sight. However, the plan for GFL Environmental Services to build a transport station in Pottstown still needs both city and county government’s approval. In the plan, trash will go to the transfer station until...
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