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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...
Bloomington's Bent Elementary School says cheers to 100 years
Bent Elementary School is celebrating 100 years in the community this year. Nick Bussan, currently Bent's longest-serving teacher, has been there for 25 of those years. And when he says the staff at the Bloomington school is like a family, he means it. Bussan met his wife, Nikki Bussan, at Bent not long after he began teaching there in 1999.
'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...
WIU layoffs: ‘I do not see a shared sacrifice here’
The number of clerical workers at Western Illinois University has dropped drastically in less than a decade, and the number will soon drop more. Clerical workers include office managers, library specialists and assistants, and retail supervisors. “We have a lot of the front-facing people that you see when you come...
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...
Illinois Valley Food & Deli Announces Monday Reopening
After some stops and starts, it looks like a longtime grocer in La Salle is ready to reopen. A message on the Illinois Valley Food & Deli Facebook page Thursday evening said “We want to thank everyone for their patience and support during the last 6 months. It has been a long journey but it will be worth it. That being said drumroll....We are opening Monday, August 19th at 7am.”
Legislator shares concerns about Logan inmate transfers ahead of closure recommendation
(The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator says the Illinois Department of Corrections has begun to transfer inmates out of the Logan County Correctional facility, a move that aligns with the Pritzker administrations’ plans to close two Illinois prisons. Recently, a federal judge ordered that all Stateville inmates must be moved to other prisons by Sept. 30. Lawmakers called that “convenient,” considering the decision aligns with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plans...
Update on 60+ animals rescued in Muscatine
There’s an update on the animals that were rescued earlier this summer in Muscatine. Over 60 dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and rats were taken from a residence and placed with It Takes A Village Animal Rescue and Resources (ITAV). Our Quad Cities News spoke with Meagan Koehler, founder and director of ITAV, via Zoom about […]
Illinois quick hits: Cucumber recall issued; sinkhole impacted Alton park to reopen
Cucumber recall issued Cucumbers in Illinois and 30 other states are being recalled after hundreds of people have reported illnesses linked to salmonella. The CDC identified that 449 people were ill after eating salmonella-laden cucumbers and 125 people were hospitalized. No one has died from illnesses linked to the cucumbers. One of the sources was...
Well-preserved mastodon excavated from Iowa creek bank
WAYNE COUNTY, Iowa – The Office of the State Archaeologist has recently wrapped up excavating what it says is the first-ever well-preserved mastodon found in Iowa. The discovery of the mastodon was brought to the attention of the OSA in 2022. This month, they spent 12 days excavating the mastodon from an eroding creek bank […]
Dolton Mayor’s Reign Crumbles: Illinois Freezes Funds Amid Corruption Allegations!
DOLTON, IL – The Illinois state comptroller, Susana Mendoza, has taken the unprecedented step of withholding funds from the village of Dolton, citing ongoing non-compliance with state financial reporting requirements. This action comes in response to Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s failure to submit necessary financial reports for 2022 and 2023.
Bettendorf man dead in morning crash
A Bettendorf man is dead after an early morning, single vehicle accident in Bettendorf. Bettendorf police responded to the 700 block of 15th Street on Friday, August 16 at about 3:15 a.m. for a single vehicle accident. Investigators determined that the vehicle, a 2007 Kia Rio, was traveling south on 15th St. and lost control, […]
Washington Elementary School in Sterling has water main burst
STERLING, Ill. (KWQC) - Bad news for those picking up their children at Washington Elementary School. A leak turned into a burst before a repair could be completed, city officials said. Avenue 1 is closed between 15th and 16th Streets until the repair can be completed. “This is an Illinois...
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