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Anna Peplowski's Olympic dream began following her big sister, Noelle
PEORIA (25News Now) - Noelle Peplowski won a state swim title at Metamora High School---then so did her younger sister, Anna. Noelle committed to Indiana University and became a Hoosier swim star--then so did her younger sister, Anna. Now Noelle is an Indiana University assistant swim coach and one of...
How a civil war and faith led this Peoria City coach to support his native country
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria City soccer head coach Mike Paye has a personal reason to give back to kids experiencing poverty in Liberia. Paye grew up in Liberia, a developing country in western Africa, during its first and second civil wars. He and his mother eventually fled to America...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it would be ‘near impossible’ to get Bears stadium deal done this fall
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said there is almost no chance that a deal will get done this year on a taxpayer-funded stadium for the Chicago Bears, especially since the team has yet to make a proposal that the governor thinks would be acceptable to lawmakers. “I made it clear to the Bears leadership that it would be near impossible to get anything done — if there was a proposal put on the ...
Several packaged produce distributed to Kroger stores recalled
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to consume certain produce products distributed to Kroger stores because of possible health risk. Guacamole, diced vegetables and salsas sold at Kroger stores in several states, including Michigan, are being recalled for possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, according to a US Food and Drug Administration recall...
Man loses everything, including his dog, after fire destroys his Woodford County home
WOODFORD COUNTY (25News Now) - A fire late Monday afternoon destroyed a home in Minonk, killing a dog, but the man who lived there was not home at the time. Minonk Fire Chief Steve Allen said the single-story modular home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived shortly before 5 p.m. The chief said neighbors also heard explosions, probably from oxygen tanks which may have fueled the fire.
UPDATE: Teen to be tried as adult for shooting in Normal that critically wounded a man
NORMAL (25News Now) - A 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult for a shooting earlier this month that critically wounded a man at an apartment complex in north Normal. The man remains in critical condition after Normal Police found him on Traders Circle just after midnight on Saturday, July 20.
Normal receives $50,000 grant for new mural
NORMAL – Normal is the lucky recipient of a new National Endowment for the Arts grant for $50,000. According to a Town of Normal news release, the money will go towards a new mural inside the tunnel of the Uptown Connector underpass. “Projects like Normal’s Uptown Connector underpass mural...
Bloomington-Normal NAACP calling Sonya Massey’s death gruesome
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – Leaders at the Bloomington-Normal National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) called Sonya Massey’s death “senseless and gruesome.”. Massey was killed in her Springfield, Illinois, home after being shot by former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson earlier this month. Leaders at the Bloomington-Normal...
Rain Piles Up Sunday Night Into Monday Morning
While you may have slept right through it, showers and storms Sunday night into early Monday filled up the ole rain gauge. According to trained weather spotters, 2.5 inches of rain was measured overnight in Princeton. Just shy of 2 inches of rain was reported in La Moille while about an inch and a half was measured in Spring Valley, La Salle, Peru, Utica, Sparland, McNabb and Ottawa. A little less than an inch was picked up in the Starved Rock Media rain gauge in Oglesby.
Bear Spotted Galloping Thru Carbondale, Illinois Farm Field
Do you doubt that there are more bears in Missouri and Illinois than ever before? Here's more video proof as a black bear was spotted galloping through a field near Carbondale, Illinois recently. I just came across this YouTube short shared by Scott McCree just a few days ago. Since...
2-year-old Champaign boy dies in ‘apparent drowning’
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Coroner has announced the death of a two-year-old Champaign boy in what he called “an apparent drowning” on Monday. Coroner Stephen Thuney said the child was reportedly separated from his mother around 3 p.m. 17 minutes later, he was found by a family member in a pond near […]
Peoria mother charged for baby’s overdose death
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria woman is facing a felony charge after her baby died from an apparent overdose of the drug ecstasy. 25 News reports that 19-year-old Zenai Wolford is charged with a single count of endangering the life or health of a child, a Class 3 felony.
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