PEORIA, Ill. - A man could be facing more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting in South Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-year-old Aubrae Harper pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery with a Firearm on Monday. Harper will be sentenced on April 22nd. As pa...

Article Summary Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a governor-appointed commission to investigate Illinois-linked crimes connected to the network of international sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The body would have subpoena power for its investigations, which would be referred to the attorney gene...

PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say 2026 has been homicide-free through February, but shootings are increasing. In its Year-to-Date shooting report released on Monday, police say there have been no homicides so far this year. That's down from one at this time last year. Police note there have been 847 shots fired in the ...

Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she supports Kim because of her experience managing finances in one of Illinois' largest counties. The endorsement puts Mendoza at odds with Gov. JB Pritzker, who is backing Rep. Margaret Croke. Kim...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The three finalists vying to lead Illinois Central College have been announced. The college revealed the three finalists on Monday, each of whom will have public forums over the next couple weeks to meet the community. Jamonica Rolle is a College Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs...

PEORIA, Ill. - Dancing with the Stars' pro Val Chmerkovskiy was in Peoria on Sunday for a performance at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater. He got through the show, but told fans on Facebook later that he ended up in a Peoria hospital room. "The doc was cool - shout out to Claire our PT (physical therapist) on tou...

By Harshita Mary Varghese March 2 (Reuters) - The Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger will create a combined entity that would have a net debt of about $79 billion, Paramount said on Monday, ruling out any plan to divest or spinoff the cabl...

Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and interest from the Road Fund - funding historically used to fix roads - to public transportation. The money aims to stabilize Chicagoland public transit as pandemic-era funding runs dry. Republican and downstate legislators a...

By Gianna Njau BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Dozens of people gathered Sunday near Bloomington's Eastland Mall, while other demonstrators met near Bradley University in Peoria to express their opposition to the air war underway against Iran. 25 News reports about 50 people gathered along Veterans Parkway in Bloomington...

PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria area drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump as average gas prices have risen for the fourth straight week, according to the latest survey from GasBuddy. The average price of unleaded gas in Peoria was $2.95 on Monday, according to GasBuddy and AAA Illinois, up 7.4 cents over the last week. Peo...