A two-vehicle crash with injuries closed Illinois Route 29 in both directions near Peoria Heights on Friday, July 4, | Contact Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

Authorities have closed a section of Illinois Route 29 in both directions after a two-vehicle crash with injuries near Peoria Heights. Read More

IDOT reopens lanes for July 4 travel across Illinois, but active construction remains on highways in Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign and beyond. Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - Two people were taken to a hospital after a reported rollover near the Peoria County side of the Pekin Bridge Friday. The Peoria Emergency Communications Center said the rollover ... Read More

One person was injured in a three-car collision in Downtown Peoria on Friday morning, and the cause of the collision is still under investigation. Read More

Several ramps around Peoria will be closing for repairs starting June 2, impacting Interstate 74 / 474 / Illinois 6 and U.S. 150 / Illinois 6 interchanges for pavement and guardrail repairs, and drivers ... Read More

MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 62-year-old Peoria man was pronounced dead after a wreck on Interstate 74 near Morton on Thursday. Elbert Robinson died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the wreck, ... Read More

POTTSTOWN, Ill. (WMBD) - Westbound lanes on Interstate 474 in Peoria County are closed at the scene of a crash involving a dump truck that was hauling sand. At approximately 3:12 p.m., Illinois State ... Read More

A 30-year-old Chillicothe woman was killed in a head-on collision on Route 29 in Peoria Heights on Friday morning, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. The woman was traveling north on ... Read More

News has obtained body camera footage from the DUI arrest last month of Peoria Heights Mayor Matthew Wigginton. Read More

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The mayor of Peoria Heights was arrested Friday morning for DUI after a Peoria Police officer found him slumped over the wheel of his Lexus SUV in a Downtown parking deck. That's ... Read More

The Peoria County Coroner's Office has identified a 42-year-old man as the person killed following a crash with a vehicle Thursday night near Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria. Ryan G. Smith ... Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 near the interchange with Interstate 474 are closed due to a semi on fire, and people are being urged to avoid the area. Read More

Part of Interstate 474 was shut down after a two-vehicle rollover crash on Monday morning, causing a commercial vehicle to roll over and the eastbound lanes to remain closed. Read More

Part of Interstate 474 was shut down after a two-vehicle rollover crash on Monday morning, causing a commercial vehicle to roll over and the eastbound lanes to remain closed. Read More

State Police said they were made aware that East Peoria Police were chasing a wanted subject. The pursuit began on Interstate 155 and ended around milemarker 98 in the southbound lanes of I-55. As of ... Read More

A Peoria man was arrested Monday after an armed robbery at a Marathon gas station west of Interstate 74. Robert L. Trader Jr., 48, was charged with armed robbery and an active warrant following an ... Read More

A 45-year-old woman died on Sunday, Sept. 14, as a result of a multi-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 9 in Pekin, in addition to 16-year-old Charlotte Bumbalough of Marquette Heights who was pronounced ... Read More

A 45-year-old woman has been identified as the second person killed in a car wreck in Pekin Saturday morning. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said a 45-year-old woman involved in the accident died ... Read More

Fire officials said a pair of jet skis collided in the river just north of the McClugage Bridge, injuring one of the riders, who had to be rescued from water. Read More

Illinois State Police troopers on separate motorcycles were taken to a hospital after a crash with another vehicle earlier Thursday. Read More

Two people were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Peoria Friday night, with one person needing to be rescued from their vehicle by fire crews. Read More

Illinois State Police said a dump truck hauling sand overturned after colliding with a pickup truck on westbound 474 ... Read More

Drivers traveling on Interstate 74 near Peoria will notice that the speed limit now remains 55 mph for about a mile longer. A speed limit interchange, one which dictates a change from 55 mph to 70 mph ... Read More

Illinois State Police are urging motorcyclists to wear helmets and for all drivers to slow down, stay alert, and respect the road to prevent preventable motorcycle crashes. Read More

On July 23, the Peoria Police Department and other agencies will join forces for "Illinois Speed Awareness Day" to reduce speeding and other traffic violations in order to prevent crashes, injuries, ... Read More

The man who died in an Ottawa skydiving accident on July 7 was identified as Noel Liu of East Peoria. Find out how common skydiving fatalities are. Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at IL 116 (Airport Rd.) at I-474 Ramps / Dirksen Parkway (#4147) in Peoria, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Murray Baker Bridge (Peoria County) (#4186) in Brimfield, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! GroundTruth. WeatherBug for Advertisers. Sign ... Read More

His wife wrote that "Noel touched the lives of many with his warmth and enthusiasm, leaving behind cherished memories that will be treasured forever." ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-74 at Murray Baker Bridge (Peoria County) (#4186) in Tazewell, IL. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The eastbound exit off Interstate 74 and onto Main Street in East Peoria is closed after a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning, the Illinois State Police said. Read More

EAST PEORIA ( 25News Now) - Illinois State Police said one person was injured Thursday morning in a crash on I-74 eastbound in East Peoria. The accident happened around 7:50 a.m. Thursday near the ... Read More

PEORIA - More than 111,000 tons of concrete and 11 million pounds of steel beams helped rebuild an aging stretch of Interstate 74 through Peoria and East Peoria - downstate ... Read More

An SUV crashed into Sharkey's Fish and Chicken in Central Peoria, causing the restaurant to close; no patrons were hurt. Read More

Jackson of Chillicothe, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Jackson was traveling north on Route 29 near Riverview Court when she struck another vehicle head-on around 6:46 ... Read More

A 30-year-old Chillicothe woman was killed in a head-on collision on Route 29 in Peoria Heights on Friday morning, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. The woman was traveling north on ... Read More

A 30-year-old woman was killed in a head-on collision on Illinois Route 29 early Friday morning, and the Illinois State Police are investigating the crash. Read More

OSF HealthCare is mourning the car crash death of a doctor from Peoria. In a Facebook post, representatives of OSF St. Mary Medical Center acknowledged the death of 47-year old Syed Imam. Dr. Imam was ... Read More

A Peoria doctor who worked for OSF HealthCare was killed Thursday in a crash with a tractor-trailer in Warren County. Dr. Syed Imam, 44, was pronounced dead at 2:50 p.m., according to Warren County ... Read More

A Peoria doctor died in a crash in Warren County on Thursday. The Warren County Coroner confirmed that Dr. Syed Imam from Peoria died in the crash. His time of death was 2:50 p.m. Imam was a doctor ... Read More

According to the Galesburg Police Department, they responded to the store at 9:21 p.m. Thursday in response to an armed robbery. Churn had allegedly fled the scene in a vehicle with a bag full of ... Read More

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Portions of Central Illinois experienced very large hail storms Thursday evening, particularly along Interstate 55. Another chance for severe weather is in play Friday ... Read More

Peoria, IL (May 6, 2025) - A two-vehicle crash disrupted eastbound traffic on Interstate 74 at the Murray Baker Bridge Monday afternoon. The Illinois State Police responded to the scene around 4:59 ... Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police arrested a Peoria Heights man Friday night after they said he tried to run away from them during a traffic stop, as he had packaged drugs on him. The suspect, ... Read More

Eyewitness accounts and camera footage indicated he may have fallen from a retaining wall and struck his head, the Peoria County sheriff said. Read More

One man was found dead behind a dumpster Saturday after he crashed a dump truck in a ditch, striking their head while fleeing. Deputies with the Peoria County ... Read More

Preliminary information indicates a juvenile driver without a license failed to yield to a stop sign, proceeded through the intersection and struck a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle fell off, ... Read More

Traffic came to a halt early Thursday evening after debris blocked the roadway on Interstate 74 near the Murray Baker ... Beth Crider with Peoria County ROE shared one initiative called Illinois ... Read More

PEORIA COUNTY ( 25News Now) - A Peoria man has died from injuries he suffered a week ago when he was thrown from a vehicle involved in a crash in Bartonville. Read More

The Peoria County Sheriff's Department temporarily blocked part of Farmington Road near Stever Avenue after a car crashed into a building on Wednesday. Read More

A 44-year-old Peoria man was killed this past weekend when he was struck by a car in North Peoria. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, Theodore Connor, 44, was pronounced dead at the ... Read More

Theodore P. Conner was hit in the southbound lanes while attempting to cross the street, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, based on witness reports. He was pronounced deceased at the ... Read More

One man is dead Saturday night after being hit by a car near the intersection of Willow Knolls and Allen roads. The collision happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Allen Road as it goes south from Willow ... Read More

Illinois State Police said that at 6:45 p.m., the man attempted to cross Allen Road just south of Willow Knolls Drive when a 2000 Volvo driven by a 19-year-old male from Springfield struck him. The ... Read More

The Peoria Police Department said the 66-year-old was a pedestrian who was hit by a car on North University Street Thursday evening. Officers were called at 5:45 p.m. Read More

The suspect admitted hitting the victim and fleeing the scene, according to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office. Read More

While snow is still headed to central Illinois, Peoria will likely avoid ... and 6 to 12 inches for areas near and south of Interstate 72 near Springfield and Decatur, with a sharp drop-off ... Read More

Early forecasts included an "almost 100% chance" of snow on Sunday afternoon or early evening and 6 to 12 inches for areas near and south of Interstate 72 near Springfield and Decatur, with a ... Read More

PEORIA COUNTY ( 25News Now) - A 17-year-old girl from Princeville was killed in a single-car crash Saturday afternoon in rural Peoria County. She has been identified as 17-year-old Grace Abbott of S. Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - An East Peoria man was arrested Thursday ... Later that day, police said they found the truck heading southbound on MacArthur Highway. After conducting a traffic stop, officers ... Read More

A storied Downtown Peoria mansion has been sold again.. The Wheeler / Woolner house at 331 NE Perry Ave. was built in 1877 and survived the construction of Interstate 74. In 2020, a South Carolina ... Read More

The most talked-about neighborhood in Peoria still has its Halloween decorations ... shoulder of the Dirksen Memorial Highway / Interstate 74. About a dozen more tents hug the fence overlooking ... Read More

Kshe Bernard, 44, left, hugs Alyiah Samara, 26, while passing out lunches and harm reduction materials at a homeless encampment near Interstate Highway 74 ... Peoria became the largest city in ... Read More

No. 2-ranked Farmington moved to 12-0 with a decisive 47-7 win in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Dwight. The Farmers will host a state semifinal game next weekend. Peoria High and ... Read More

MORTON, Ill. (AP) - One of the biggest highway makeover projects in central Illinois' recent history is a step closer to fruition. Funds dedicated for Peoria-area highway project Skip to main ... Read More

The person killed Wednesday night in a crash on Interstate 74 near Morton was identified as 44-year-old Bloomington resident Jason Stephens, the Tazewell County Coroner's office announced Friday. ... Read More

PEORIA, Ill (WMBD ... A family friend reported seeing Guerrero walking eastbound on Interstate 74 towards Bloomington at some point Thursday but the time when that occured was not known. Read More

A historical downtown Peoria mansion is up for sale again. The Wheeler / Woolner house at 331 NE Perry Ave. was built in 1877 and survived the construction of Interstate 74. In 2020, a South Carolina ... Read More

They reportedly drove "recklessly" through city streets in Peoria, getting up to 100 mph before crashing the car at the I-74 and War Memorial Drive on-ramp. The 14-year-old sustained injuries in ... Read More

Peoria police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle with a 3-year-old inside on Wednesday. The child was found unharmed but the suspect remains at large. Read More

The suspect was last seen on foot in the area of Lakeshore Drive, Slane Road, and Akron Road, just southwest of Princeville. Read More

Police said that at 10:49 a.m., they were called to the 2000 block of West Pioneer Parkway after receiving a report of a stolen vehicle with a child inside. The vehicle is a maroon / burgundy Kia Seltos ... Read More

KEWANEE, Ill. (WMBD) - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified on Tuesday the woman who died after a two-vehicle crash in Kewanee on Friday. According to Harwood, Cassie Boorn, 37, of ... Read More

Late Thursday evening, a car rolled over on off of main street into the side of the Hardee's restaurant at 101 North Main St. in East Peoria. One person was ... Read More

A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly shot and killed a 35-year-old woman Sunday in a shooting west of Interstate 74 in Peoria that also caused serious injuries to another woman. Read More

OSHA is now working on a second investigation into Caterpillar this summer after a subcontractor was killed Aug. 7. Read More

ROME (25News Now) - Two people are dead after a two vehicle crash on Route 29 in Peoria County Saturday night. Illinois State Police said that it happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Route ... Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - Two cars were badly damaged in a crash late Tuesday night in the westbound lanes of Interstate 74 at the Knoxville exit ... The westbound lanes were blocked because of the crash. Read More

The ambulance went off the road in the crash at the intersection of 119th and Peoria streets. Microsoft will report its fiscal Q4 earnings after the bell on Tuesday as investors and analysts look to ... Read More

A 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving after injuring herself and killing another during a crash in East Peoria. According to ... Read More

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Troopers with the Illinois State Police are responding to a semi that appears to have collided with a median on eastbound Interstate 74 in Downtown Peoria. The crash ... Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) -The Peoria County Highway Department will close a section of Kingston Mines Rd. at highway 24 Starting Monday, June 10th. Ameren Illinois will be performing maintenance on a gas ... Read More

Simmers was pronounced dead at around 5 p.m. Thursday when the Peoria County Sheriff's Office was called to the foundry along U.S. Highway 24 southwest of Peoria to respond to a fire at the foundry. Read More

The 32-year-old Normal, Illinois, woman killed Friday in an accident on Interstate 74 was identified as Lauren ... injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. This case remains under ... Read More

The crash happened shortly before 8:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 near the Pinecrest Drive exit in East Peoria. Read More

One person is dead after an SUV struck a semi-truck after traveling into oncoming traffic on Interstate 74 in East Peoria. Read More

An 18-year-old weeks away from her high school graduation was killed in a head-on crash, Illinois authorities say. Nevaeh Mitchell, of Princeville, was driving home from work May 4 in Peoria when she ... Read More

One person is dead after being struck by a pick-up truck that was headed towards Peoria on U.S. Route 24. That's the word from the Illinois State Police who ... Read More