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25 Sports High School Wednesday- College scholarship signing day
PEORIA (25News Now) -Central Illinois prep stars announce their college sports choices. Get 25NewsStreaming on your smart TV — it’s free and easy. Watch live newscasts, recent newscasts, top news stories, updated forecasts, local sports highlights, and exclusive content. Search “WEEK 25 News” to install.
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Pet of the Week: Meet Shelby
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – Shelby is certainly on the larger side but that doesn’t stop her from making friends everywhere she goes. She does need to lose some weight in order to stay healthy. She’s roughly five years old so she’s been spayed. She’ll need to go to a home that’s dedicated to helping her […]
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25 Sports High School Thursday- Illini Bluffs and Tri-Valley prep for state volleyball, signing day at Washington and Normal Community football is a love story
PEORIA (25News Now) -Practice day today for the state volleyball Final Four teams including Illini Bluffs and Tri-Valley. Signing day ceremonies at both Washington and Dunlap. Normal Community relies on Love for their remarkable football success. Get 25NewsStreaming on your smart TV — it’s free and easy. Watch live newscasts,...
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Area home contractor gifts new roof to Peoria veteran
A Peoria veteran is thankful for a surprise new roof gifted to him by a Creve Coeur home improvement contractor Tuesday morning. Perfect Choice Home Solutions partnered with IKO Roofing Contractors, Richards Building Supply and Daker Seamless Gutters for the repair. The roof replacement was the first time Perfect Choice had done renovation work for a veteran since it replaced windows for a veteran a few years ago.
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Faith meets medical innovation: Peoria Franciscan sister helps surgeons prepare for complex operations
PEORIA (25News Now) -As the sisters at OSF HealthCare in Peoria celebrate 150 years of serving the community, one Franciscan sister is combining her love for God and medical innovation to help prepare surgeons for some of their most complex operations. Sister M. Pieta Keller, F.S.G.M., is a Purdue-trained biomedical...
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Pekin looks to acquire property for $3 million Broadway Street project
A road and sidewalk rehabilitation project on Broadway Street in Pekin funded by a $3 million state grant is expected to begin next year. Before that happens, the city needs to purchase about 40 pieces of property and easements, or obtain temporary easements, so required infrastructure work can be done.
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College signings for Nov. 12, 2026
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — High school seniors signed with college sports programs at two big signing ceremonies on Thursday. Ten student-athletes were honored at a signing ceremony at Dunlap High School. Three were a part of Dunlap’s conference and regional championship baseball team which won 30 games last spring. Brett Alkire (California State-Bakersfield), Carter Lippens […]
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Toys R Us Reopens At A Peoria Mall After Closing In 2018, And The Mall Manager Says Everybody Missed It
For a lot of folks in Peoria, Illinois, the sign alone is enough to bring back a flood of memories. Toys R Us is open again at Northwoods Mall, and it opened its doors on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The store sits on the mall’s lower level, as the opening day report describes, and it […]
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Pekin Daily Times to end print edition as reader habits change, costs rise
The Pekin Daily Times will cease its print edition and move to an entirely digital model beginning in January, in response to shifting reader habits and rising print costs. Like many newspapers across the country, the Daily Times has faced increased printing and delivery costs while a growing number of readers turn to digital platforms for news. The move is aimed at ensuring our long-term sustainability. The final print edition will be published Jan. 11. Subscribers will receive 24/7 access to the Pekin Daily Times and our eNewspaper, a digital replica of the newspaper on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The cost of subscriptions will be adjusted to reflect digital rates. Subscribers also will have access to the USA TODAY Network’s full suite of eNewspapers from across the country, as well as ad-free access to the USA TODAY crossword puzzle. For questions about the changes, subscribers can call customer service at 1-888-225-3993. This article originally appeared on Pekin Daily Times: Pekin Daily Times to end print edition as reader habits change, costs rise
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IHSA playoff predictions: Quarterfinal picks for Peoria-area high school football teams
It's the quarterfinal of the Illinois high school football season, and our predictions are in for the 2026 Illinois High School Association games around the Peoria area. All games are Saturday. Last week, the picks in this space went 6-0 (1.000) and are 130-41 (.760) on the year. This year's records are in parentheses. 2026 IHSA playoff quarterfinal Peoria-area predictions Class 5A 4 Morton (10-1) at 1 Mahomet-Seymour (11-0), 4 p.m. MORTON 35, MAHOMET-SEYMOUR 34: This is the second playoff meeting between the teams with Morton winning the last meeting 40-28 in the 2021 Class 5A quarterfinals. Mahomet-Seymour handed Morton its lone loss 33-15 in Week 1. In last week's second round, the Potters put up 56 points, getting touchdowns from Keenan Smith (100-yard kickoff return, receiving TD), Brendan Petty (two receiving TDs), Sage Lelm (two rushing TDs), Eli Ralston (rushing TD) and Isaac Davis (receiving TD). That's the eighth time Morton, which is riding a 10-game win streak, has scored 42 points or more this season. Defensively, the Potters have given up 15 points or less eight times. M-S, which is under former Peoria Heights coach Jon Adkins, gave up a season-high 22 points last week to Crete-Monee but
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Peoria-area Opportunity Zones could help attract future development
PEORIA (25News Now) – Parts of the Peoria area have been selected as Illinois’ new Opportunity Zones, a designation local economic leaders say could help attract private investment and redevelopment in the years ahead. The program offers federal tax incentives to encourage investors to finance qualifying projects in...
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Pekin City Council member David Nutter announces 2027 mayoral campaign
PEKIN (25News Now) - Pekin City Council member David Nutter announced Tuesday that he is running for mayor in the 2027 municipal election, setting up a potential rematch with incumbent Mayor Mary Burress. Nutter, who has served on the City Council since 2019, previously challenged Burress in the 2023 mayoral...
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Signing day recap for area athletes on Nov. 11, 2026
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Area athletes signed their college commitment letters around central Illinois on Wednesday, the first day of the fall signing period. The Limestone volleyball program had four players signed their Financial Aid Agreement (formerly known as National Letters of Intent). Mia Lamberti (University of Illinois), Brynn Williamson (Heartland Community College), Brylee Sprout […]
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Peoria Area Food Bank prepares holiday meals as need for assistance grows
PEORIA (25News Now) -The Peoria Area Food Bank, is preparing to distribute Thanksgiving staples to families across the community as demand for food assistance continues to increase. The bank is on the southside located at 721 W McBean St. near PCCO building. Which serves as a resource for other food...