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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.
PRETTY WOMAN And More On Sale Next Week From Broadway In Peoria
The American Theatre Guild has announced that single tickets to CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, ANNIE and PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will go on sale to the public on Monday, Aug. 5 at 10:00 a.m. These engagements are part of the 24–25 AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA Series and will be held at the Peoria Civic Center.
$1 million new park ‘inclusive for all,’ replaces splintering Glen Oak playground
PEORIA (25News Now) - After decades of the iconic tricentennial playground at Glen Oak Park, a new one will take its place. Glen Oak Park, located at 2218 N Prospect Rd. in Peoria, has been serving people in the community for decades. It is known for its iconic wooden tricentennial playground.
18-year-old accused of Peoria athlete’s shooting death to stay in jail
PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria man charged with a pair of high-profile violent crimes, including the shooting death of Peoria High School basketball standout Mikequese Taylor, will stay in jail before his trial. At Monday’s detention hearing for 18-year-old Korion Hopkins, prosecutors revealed a 12-year-old witness claimed to have...
Peoria Police arrest teen with defaced firearm
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police arrested a teenage boy and a man Friday who they said attempted to flee officers during a traffic stop, one of which discarded a defaced firearm. Just before 8:30 p.m. Friday, police said officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 2300...
New book out soon for Peoria queer author
PEORIA- Local queer author Joe Chianakas is anticipating the release of his newest novel, “Pride and Persistence”. “Pride and Persistence” is a sequel to his 2023 book “Singlets and Secrets”, which was his first published with Mad Cat. It is a continuation of Aiden Rothe’s story from the first book, where he, as Chianakas said, has “accepted himself to a certain degree” after he and the other students “went through hell last year.”
Fleeing man captured, arrested for numerous offenses
PEORIA (25News Now) - A man was arrested on weapon and drug offenses after fleeing police Saturday morning. Peoria Police said 24-year-old Patrick Davis was arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, resisting police, possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card and unlawful possession of cannabis.
Washington state man arrested after allegedly firing gun in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – A man from Washington state was arrested early Monday morning on weapons charges in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police say officers responded to the area of Main and Madison just after 12:30 A.M. after reports of a man firing a handgun. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Christopher...
'We did it': Longtime runner-up finally wins annual Peoria TT motorcycle race
PEORIA — Briar Bauman left his history behind him, along with JD Beach and the rest of the field Sunday in the 77th World Famous SC2 Peoria TT race, presented by Backroads Saloon at Peoria Motorcycle Club Race Park. Sunday's rematch between the two — in which one of the sports brightest stars,...
What Is Carbon Capture? A New State Law Puts Much-Anticipated and Controversial Plans on Hold — For Now
With the stroke of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pen, carbon capture and sequestration projects in Illinois are under a potential two-year moratorium. Carbon capture and sequestration, known as CCS, is a technology that prompts both eager anticipation and environmental anxiety. In an effort to keep the skies from getting further polluted with carbon dioxide, a driver of human-caused climate change, CCS traps the CO2 byproduct created by things like ethanol production. The CO2 is then converted into a pressurized, liquid form and sent through a pipeline to sequestration wells far underground.
Illinois is paying $380,000+ to WHO???
You will NEVER guess whose salary in the Land of Lincoln was over $380,000 last year...Taxpayer dollars are going to this person and I guarantee you have ZERO idea who this person is or what they do... According to an article from the Illinois State Journal-Register (they are a FANTASTIC...
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