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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Tyler Lopez and Howard Packowitz
Higher gas tax, enacted in 2019, is funding thousands of Illinois road projects.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Howard Packowitz
Jehan Gordon-Booth is one of the leaders of Illinois' decriminalization effort.
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Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Skylar Collins
The event held over two days offers hands-on experience in field like robotics, arts, business, and even trades.
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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Alex Gaul
PEORIA (25 News Now) - Two candidates are vying to become the next representative in Illinois’ 17th congressional district in a race analysts say could be key in determining control of the House of Representatives.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By 25 News Now
OSF says the planned 100-bed hospital will be located on land already owned by the hospital system on Route 91, located near other OSF buildings and services.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Skylar Collins
Questions were answered, and officials offered guidance to veterans who were seeking to file claims.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By Lizzie Seils
An open seat in the newly drawn 13th Congressional district has two congressional newcomers vying for the position.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By Brett Brooks, M.A.
From Chillicothe to Ukraine, this 1996 Ferra is now facing a new mission. It's been in use since 1996 and holds up to 1,000 gallons of water.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:38 PM CDT
|By Jon Schoenheider
Incumbent Democrat Dave Koehler and newcomer Republican Desi Anderson share their thoughts on some of the biggest issues affecting voters in the 46th District.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Skylar Collins
They also come to the center on the day of the Feast of Saint Francis
Merging of 25 News & Heart of Illinois ABC Newscasts
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:25 AM CDT
|By Conor Hollingsworth and WIFR Newsroom
Matthew Milby Jr. received the maximum sentence for at 2018 shooting at Dixon High School.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 1:35 AM CDT
|By Howard Packowitz and Amber Krycka
It's Giannoulias vs. Bloomington's Brady in the November election
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:46 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
La Russa won World Series titles with the Cardinals in 2006 and 2011
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By Howard Packowitz and Tyler Lopez
His opponent notes Preston supported higher taxes during his time on the Normal Town Council.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:09 PM CDT
|By Jenise Rebholz
Full house for Illinois’ 17th congressional district debate
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Jon Schoenheider
The Peoria City/County Health Department believes they might have a solution for street violence.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT
|By Kim Fickett
The products have been voluntarily recalled at Hy-Vee grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By 25 News Now
The average price of gas in Peoria has gone up 26.7 cents per gallon in the last week - now averaging $4.05 per gallon per day, according to GasBuddy’s 148 station survey.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Lizzie Seils
German tradition was the centerpiece at ‘Schlachtfest’ in Peoria.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now, Jon Schoenheider and Lizzie Seils
The ‘Local Life Chain’ saw protestors gather along Knoxville Avenue in front of Planned Parenthood, chanting hymns and holding signs.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
A woman was taken to the hospital after a shooting Saturday night in Peoria.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 11:02 AM CDT
|By Dylan Smith
Efforts are underway at Western Illinois University to raise $100 million for the school’s “For the W” campaign.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now and Jon Schoenheider
AMT has provided services in Streator since 2004.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
A juvenile victim was hospitalized after a stabbing late Friday in Peoria.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
A man is in the hospital after getting hit in a Peoria intersection overnight, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 12:10 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
Peoria County and the City of Peoria are just some of the recipients of $10 million in Illinois Department of Transportation grants.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 8:14 PM CDT
|By Howard Packowitz
Brian M. Lord pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 7:30 PM CDT
|By Skylar Collins
President of the college Keith Cornille says additions like this to the campus will help fuel the need for a growing job industry.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:58 PM CDT
|By Howard Packowitz
GROWMARK to open new headquarters on Towanda Avenue in Bloomington.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 9:57 PM CDT
|By Tyler Lopez and Howard Packowitz
Jurists express optimism about the future of women in the justice system
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Jon Schoenheider
A well-known company is helping the efforts of a Bloomington nonprofit.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 8:44 AM CDT
|By Brett Brooks, M.A.
An old church just south of Knoxville was forced to close its doors during to the pandemic. It sat empty for nine months before a couple decided they wanted to buy the historic chapel and renovate it.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:08 PM CDT
|By Jenise Rebholz
After 80 years, remains of local WWII POW/MIA airmen return home
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:51 PM CDT
|By Jon Schoenheider
The newest drug threat may look innocent, but it’s far deadlier than many realize.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
In a release, police say that at this time, it appears the incident occurred after the child located an unsecured handgun in a bedroom.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 12:44 PM CDT
|By Brett Brooks, M.A.
Ed Johnson is with the South Central Illinois chapter of the American Red cross of Illinois. He left for Florida, on Monday, to help out with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 8:36 PM CDT
|By Jenise Rebholz and Paige Blanzy
Historic raise in newly approved contract for Peoria Public School teachers
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:22 PM CDT
|By Skylar Collins
Peoria’s Center for Prevention of Abuse has long had historically underfunded programs.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Jon Schoenheider
A local furniture store is drying out after a water main break flooded most of their showroom last week. But it’s becoming a learning lesson for other businesses to protect themselves.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Alex Gaul and Jason Howell
The cutoff to register for early voting and to request a mail-in ballot is October 23
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 10:45 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Officials say a 3-year-old boy who was pulled from Lake Michigan in Chicago after allegedly being pushed into the water has died.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:58 AM CDT
|By 25 News Now
The average price of gasoline around Peoria has risen two cents per gallon in the last week - averaging $3.78 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s 148 station survey.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:31 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now, Jon Schoenheider and Lizzie Seils
Washington saw an ‘amazing’ type of competition return this year.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now, Lizzie Seils and Jon Schoenheider
Artists from the around the country were in the River City this weekend to share their creativity.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:09 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now, Jon Schoenheider and Lizzie Seils
On September 16th, an eight-year-old girl from Bloomington was killed in a fatal crash in Maryland. Saturday, the church her family belongs to made a commitment to help her cause.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 2:36 PM CDT
|By 25 News Now
A man with four warrants out for his arrest in two different Illinois counties was tracked down by Peoria Police and taken into custody this weekend.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 8:28 PM CDT
|By Ashley Daniels
Day Of Play pushes children away from screens and outside to have fun in the sun
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 8:21 PM CDT
|By Ashley Daniels
Heart Walk in Bloomington, IL pushes for others to keep moving and seek resources.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM CDT
|By 25 News Now
A man was shot to death in the early hours of the weekend on Peoria’s southside.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 12:30 AM CDT
|By Howard Packowitz and Manasseh McGee
Jim Mattson to receive Distinguished Media Service Award