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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Illinois State Police are investigating a crash Wednesday morning along Interstate 74 in south Woodford County in which an employee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Center for ... Read More

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The ramp onto Interstate 74 towards East Peoria near University Street and Nebraska Street has been closed due to a rollover semi-truck crash on Monday. According to our reporter ... Read More

To free up deputies so they can focus on more serious incidents, Peoria County has imposed a collision alert due to the icy conditions Monday. But what is a collision ... Read More

Road conditions were hazardous and ice covered Monday morning in the Peoria area, with police responding to numerous accidents. Read More

Freezing rain overnight led to slick road conditions during Monday's morning commute. Collision alerts were issued throughout the area, and schools, government ... Read More

A Peoria police vehicle was struck by another vehicle while investigating a crash on Interstate 74 on Friday morning. According to Semone Roth of the Peoria Police ... Read More

State Police say the first crash happened just before 8 AM Friday morning between the Knoxville and Jefferson exits. Read More

GALESBERG, Ill. (KWQC) - Interstate 74 eastbound past mile marker 48 near Galesburg was backed up earlier Tuesday afternoon after a crash involving a semi. City officials say the road has since ... Read More

The crash happened shortly before 10:20 p.m. on the bridge that carries I-74 over the Illinois River between Peoria and East Peoria. Police say a vehicle driven by Brian Seanor, 41, from Peoria was ... Read More

Two separate three-vehicle crashes occured Thursday Morning on the Murray Baker Bridge in Peoria and East Peoria. Read More

Four people were injured in a crash that happened on Tuesday morning in Peoria, according to the authorities. The wreck happened on SR 74 at milepost 12 just before 11 a.m. Two vehicles were involved ... Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - Authorities have closed the eastbound lanes of War Memorial Drive near North Allen Road because of a crash with injuries that happened their early Friday evening. The crash ... Read More

PEORIA (25News Now) - A multi-vehicle accident on I-74 Eastbound slowed down rush hour traffic in downtown Peoria Friday afternoon. State Police say it happened around 4:20 PM, when a semi collided ... Read More

McLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) - The McLean County Coroner has identified a Dallas, North Carolina man as the victim of a semi crash Wednesday night. Coroner Kathy Yoder says the preliminary autopsy ... Read More

The McLean County Coroner said a North Carolina man died after a semi tractor-trailer truck careened off a bridge and crashed on a road below. Kathy Yoder said Willie J. Broner, Jr., 52, of Dallas, N. Read More

The section of Interstate 74 from Glendale Avenue in Peoria to Illinois Route 116, including the Murray Baker Bridge, opened on Dec. 12, 1958. Read More

which carries Interstate 74 over the Illinois River and forms a link to downtown Peoria. Construction demands required IDOT to close the interstate at the river; traffic is being routed to I-474 ... Read More

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois State Police say that heavy snow in east central Illinois has led to an eight-vehicle crash that has shut down part of Interstate 74 east of Champaign.. A news release from ... Read More