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Pekin Outreach Initiative targets June transition into new location
A Pekin nonprofit organization that assists unhoused individuals is preparing to move its downtown day shelter into a new location. Darla Koonce of the Pekin Outreach Initiative says they are in the process of remodeling space at the Salvation Army facility on Derby Street to fit their needs as an outreach center.
Scooter's Coffee offering free drinks to healthcare workers May 3
(25News Now) - Healthcare workers can get a free drink at any Scooter’s Coffee location Friday, May 3. The company says the offer is good for any one drink of any size on the menu. Workers have to show a medical ID. The first 50 workers will also get...
Marquette Heights stone sign tipped over
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. (WMBD) — The Marquette Heights stone sign welcoming residents and visitors was toppled sometime Friday night. Traffic lights near the sign were also knocked over. It is unknown when the sign originally collapsed and the cause of it. THIS STORY WILL BE UPDATED.
Peoria area individuals, organizations pile up state historical society accolades
The Illinois State Historical Society’s 2023 Best of Illinois Annual History Awards program in Springfield saw a host of greater Peoria area individuals and organizations collecting accolades. According to a news release from Tazewell County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds John Ackerman; his office, the City of Pekin government,...
Vespa: Stephanie Jones is ‘a bald-faced liar’ and hands down a 100-year prison sentence
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — For starving her son to death, for beating him and then blaming others for it, the mother of Navin Jones will likely spend the rest of her life in prison after a judge handed down a 100-year prison term. Stephanie Jones, 37, said nothing when...
Woman dead after industrial accident in Goodfield
GOODFIELD (25News Now) - The Woodford County Coroner says a woman was pronounced dead after an industrial accident. Coroner Tim Ruestman says Lisa M. Hofmann, 40, of Pekin, was pronounced dead at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the CaseIH facility at 600 E. Peoria St. in Goodfield. Hofmann was struck by...
East Peoria native to star in new Hollywood action film. Here's what we know
East Peoria-born actor Zach Scheerer will star in a Hollywood action film to be shot this year. Scheerer previously appeared in the 2023 comedy "The Re-Education of Molly Singer." He co-hosted a red carpet screening of the movie in September at AMC Classic Grand Prairie 18 in Peoria. Scheerer's new...
Collaboration helps small businesses learn the ropes on how to grow their base
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A new collaboration between several groups in Peoria and Tazewell counties could offer device to entrepreneurs and established small businesses in the region to grow their consumer base. The first ever SmartStart Small Business Conference at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Morton brought groups...
You Gotta Eat: Pekin restaurant is ‘go to’ breakfast place
PEKIN (25News Now) - Located at the corner of 8th Street and Sheridan in Pekin, you’ll find local comedian Edgar Sandoval’s “go to” place for breakfast. Edgar and 25News photojournalist Andrew Best went to Mike’s Cobbler Corner Family Restaurant for this week’s edition of You Gotta Eat!
Merger plans announced between parent companies of Midwest Bank and Princeville State Bank
PEORIA (25News Now) - The parent company of Princeville State Bank is merging with the owner of Midwest Bank, which has branches in East Peoria and Galesburg. Princeville State Bank’s parent company, Main Street Bancorp, Inc., will become a part of Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc., in an all-stock transaction, according to a news release.
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