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'The world's most beautiful drive': $1 million home hits the market in Peoria Heights
During a 1910 visit to Peoria, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declared Grandview Drive to be "the world's most beautiful drive." More than 100 years later, the Peoria Heights roadway's spectacular vistas of the Illinois River attract upscale home buyers. Recently, a home on Grandview Drive hit the market with a price...
Preston Jackson commissioned to make a statue to replace Columbus in Bradley Park
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Park District will ask artist Preston Jackson to create a statue for Bradley Park that will go where the now-removed Columbus statue once stood. At their meeting Wednesday, the Board of Trustees voted to commission Jackson, a Peoria native, to create a work...
Bradley basketball has a 2024-25 nonconference schedule. Here's every team BU plays
PEORIA — The Bradley Braves path through the 2024-25 season took shape Friday when they finalized their nonconference schedule. The Braves will face some significant teams from last season's NET rankings, including San Francisco (No. 66), Santa Clara (No. 105) and Washington State (No. 44). Bradley also will play in the 2024 Myrtle...
80’s Rocker Greg Kihn Dead At 75
It’s been a sad week for 1980’s Rock artists this week, Peoria Rock fans. Greg Kihn, the singer, songwriter with the Greg Kihn Band, has passed away at the age of 75 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Kihn and his band had two very notable songs in the early 1980’s, “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write Em’), in 1981 which went Top 15, and the Top 2 mega-hit “Jeopardy”, which was later immortalized by Weird Al Yankovic, as “I Lost On Jeopardy.” His music was instantly catchy and left an indelible mark.
9-month-old Peoria infant dies from fentanyl intoxication, says coroner
A 9-month-old infant died in Peoria last month from fentanyl intoxication, according to autopsy results released Friday by the Peoria County Coroner’s Office. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide. Last month, the Peoria Police Department received a 911 call for an infant, identified as Kaine Santana H. Wolford, who was unresponsive and not breathing at about 12:20 a.m. on July 26. ...
Fire closes Lewistown business for good
The owner of a downtown Lewistown shop that suffered damage in a fire Wednesday says she won’t open the establishment back up. Jodi Grigsby’s “Now and Again Boutique” on North Main Street near the Fulton County Courthouse tells WEEK-TV she had some insurance for the business, but not enough to recover and reopen.
'Funny, caring, wholesome': East Peoria man celebrated after death from brain cancer
Todd Akers began his career in the 1980s as a third-shift custodian at the Peoria Journal Star. He rose to become the newspaper’s building and purchasing manager before three decades later he began work at District 50 schools in Washington. “He started working (at the JS) when he was pretty young, maybe 19...
Peoria health department cuts Cure Violence funding from House of Hope
PEORIA (25News Now) - The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) will search yet again for an organization to implement its community-based violence prevention program that has yet to be implemented. The health department will cut ties on Aug. 17 with House of Hope Peoria, the non-profit organization responsible for implementing...
2 Popular Illinois Christmas Events Have Been Canceled For 2024
Some families in Illinois will be disappointed this Christmas because a pair of their annual traditions have been canceled for 2024. The majority of people who live in Illinois usually have holiday traditions with family and friends. It's something they do every year and of course, they look forward to it too. I would consider it an important part of their Christmas.
Finalists and Winner of the 2024 Governor’s Hometown Awards Announced
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) announced the 2024 Governor’s Hometown Award finalists and Governor’s Cup winner Wednesday at a ceremony in Springfield. . “Nowhere will you find a more compassionate and...
Hundreds of Big Lots stores set to close, including several in Illinois and Indiana
Discount retailer Big Lots is set to close over 300 stores nationwide as the company grapples with continued financial issues that have clouded the once-thriving chain's future. A filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission from late last month noted that the retailer could close up to 315 stores...
New Leaf Illinois’ Mission to Expunge Cannabis Records, Helping Thousands
Active in community events like the Bud Billiken Parade, New Leaf Illinois aims to provide a fresh start for those affected by past convictions (Photo Credit: Ethan Davis). On July 10, during National Hemp Month, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced that the Illinois cannabis industry had achieved $1 billion in retail sales.
Streator Driver Ends Up In Field After Allegedly Fleeing Deputies
A brief police pursuit in Streator ended with the fleeing vehicle in a field. La Salle County Deputies Wednesday morning say they attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Everett and Broadway Streets in Streator. Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Magana of Streator allegedly though drove away, eventually ending up in a field near the intersection of Route's 23 and 17.
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