Howard Packowitz

PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday evening whether to impose a 1.5% tax for all short-term sleeping room rentals in Peoria to help fund tourism programs.

PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - A grand jury has returned indictments against two men for a deadly shooting in August outside a Peoria nightclub, and the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car while the suspects allegedly made their high-speed getaway.

/Gray News) - A 19-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 71-year-old woman, authorities said.

Bloomington Police turned to social media on Saturday seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect in a 2020 homicide.

PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - A fire that started in the kitchen damaged a Central Peoria home Saturday, displacing a family of eight who lived there.

NORMAL ( 25News Now ) - It is said that on Sept. 11, we never forget. A fitness organization known as F3 Central IL is making sure that the day after is one to remember as well.

Michael Ritchason, who is 48, appeared before Tazewell County Judge Chris Doscotch on Thursday to plead guilty to the Class 4 felony.

EAST PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - An electrical fire displaced three people and caused an estimated $80,000 in damage to an East Peoria home.

The founder and pastor of Peoria’s New Cornerstone Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Mark A. McConnell, has passed away, his congregation announced on Sunday.

The city council Tuesday night is scheduled to review on first reading the police chief’s request to buy 10 more Flock cameras, in addition to the 18 that are already located in the city.