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Prairie Chicken Arts Festival carries on colorful tradition
The roots of this weekend’s Prairie Chicken Arts Festival go back to the Walldogs who held their annual week-long meet up in Kewanee in the summer of 2013 and painted 15 murals depicting Kewanee history on the sides of downtown buildings. The following year, the local organizers decided to...
New cocktail bar has opened above this popular Peoria restaurant
Revel & Maker opened in Downtown Peoria over the weekend. An Instagram post described the cocktail bar – situated right above Ardor Breads and Provisions – as “a space to escape after the daily drudgery & to celebrate those memorable milestones.”. The space will be open from...
UPDATE: I-74 crash leads to large spill of oil and coolant
UPDATE 9:23 PM - The Peoria Fire Department is reporting one person was hurt after crash involving two semi-trucks and one passenger vehicle. It happened Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 74 at the Knoxville Avenue exit. The fire department says a large amount of oil and coolant from the semi’s...
QCA cities announce storm cleanup details
UPDATE: More cities are releasing details on their cleanup efforts after Monday night’s storm. Moline Public Works crews will be actively clearing debris from roadways across the city this week. Public Works will conduct a special pickup in residential areas to collect tree limbs and brush related to the storm on July 15th starting Tuesday, […]
Police searching for missing Peoria woman
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police are asking the public for help finding a missing person Tuesday. Police said 62-year-old Annette J. Holcomb was last seen in Peoria two weeks ago at the 500 block of NE Prosperity Street. Holcomb was described as a Black woman with brown eyes, black...
M. Hitchins to celebrate 98th birthday on July 30
PERU – Myrtle Hitchins of Peru, formerly of rural Mendota and Bloomington, will be celebrating her 98th birthday on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Myrtle Harriett Setchell was born July 30, 1926, in Mendota to her parents, Clifford and Ethel Setchell. Myrtle married Joseph Wayne Hitchins of Mendota on April...
Kewanee/Wethersfield Townships Declared Local State of Emergency
The Henry County Office of Emergency Management has declared a local state of emergency for Kewanee and Wethersfield Townships. Residents in these areas who are uninsured or underinsured and do not have the physical ability to clear downed trees from their property, may request assistance from the Henry County Office of Emergency Management. The Henry County OEM has partnered with local non-profit to provide tree cutting services for qualifying residents. “This is an offer for physical assistance, and not a financial benefit.”
‘It just came on really suddenly, and I heard a thud’: Central Peoria home slammed by storm
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — For Susan Borcherding, Monday night’s storm came all of the sudden. The central Peoria woman was in her home on West Marleen Avenue, which is across University Street from the Metro Center, when she heard the tornado sirens go off. “It was a little...
‘The damage is extensive.’ Kewanee’s storm fallout in photos
The devastating impact of Monday’s storm on Kewanee residents is widespread, with many residents facing serious financial and consequential effects as a result. Within a few city blocks on the east end of Prospect Street, residents are dealing with entire trees that have fallen onto the roofs of their homes and even downed wires that make returning to their homes unsafe.
Contestants practicing for SCF Queen Pageant
MENDOTA – Fourteen young women are busily preparing for this year’s Sweet Corn Festival Queen Pageant, which will be held on Friday, Aug. 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The pageant will take place on the First State Bank stage on Washington Street in downtown Mendota. Queen Pageant practices...
End-of-life doula brings death cafe to Bloomington-Normal
Carley Cotner (pictured) is a Death or End-of-Life Doula. She's started hosting Death Cafes in town to help people approach the subject of dying. Carley Cotner wants to talk about death — and she wants Bloomington-Normal to join her. She said she took training to become a Death or End-of-Life Doula, so she can host death cafes in town for people who feel the same way.
“Memphis to Peoria” runners on their way to Tennessee
PEORIA, Ill. – The St. Jude Peoria runners are headed to Memphis, Tennessee. 20 RVs, filled with 185 runners and support staff, left Peoria Tuesday morning bound for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. WMBD’s own Caleb Kelch is running in his 7th “Memphis to Peoria Run”....
Derecho smacks Galesburg and surrounding area
The National Weather Service is classifying the storm that smacked Galesburg and the surrounding area on Monday night as a derecho. Derechos are long-lived, straight-line wind storms associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. “There were numerous reports of wind damage in the area. At this point,...
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Pontiac grad Henry Brummel drafted by Milwaukee Brewers in 20th round
PEORIA (25News Now) - Henry Brummel gets his name called before the bell. Brummel was selected with the 605th overall pick in the 20th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. The RHP was named to the First-Team All Conference team this past spring. He is currently committed to Indiana University for baseball.
Sen. Tim Scott says America ‘isn't a racist country,' blasts Chicago leadership over violence
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott blasted the city of Chicago and its leadership during Monday’s Republican National Convention, saying that educational failures and gun violence are occurring there because of Democratic Party control. “America isn’t a racist country,” he said during his address. “If you are looking for racism...
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