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Fish fry, bake sale to be held in Washburn
A fish fry and bake sale will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 4-6:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, 400 N. Jefferson Street in Washburn. Included will be fried fish, potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw, dessert and a drink. Cost is $10 for adults, $4 for children under age 12, and children under age four eat free. The fried fish is all you can eat.
Tri-County bike shops traverse an uneven path after a pandemic peak
Much like pedaling along a hilly trail, bicycle shops around Central Illinois have experienced ups and downs in recent years. With Memorial Day signaling the unofficial arrival of summer, store owners and managers hope more outdoor activity will translate into an increase in business. Joe Russell carries a passion for...
Peoria Notre Dame won a sectional, but still isn't playing its best baseball
CHILLICOTHE — Notre Dame put them on, and Jackson Campbell brought them home. The Peoria Notre Dame junior drove in both runs to help beat Illini West 2-0 in the championship game of the Class 2A Chillicothe Sectional on Saturday. PND (22-10) heads to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2011...
25 Sports High School Tuesday - May 21, 2024`
(25News Now) - In Softball, Illini Bluffs, Metamora, East Peoria, and Pontiac all advanced in the state playoffs with wins today. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and on our WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app. Learn more about how you can get connected to 25News streaming live news here.
25 Sports High School Thursday- May 23, 2024
PEORIA (25News Now) - Washington gears up for Lockport and a Sectional Lacrosse title game. Peoria Notre Dame is thrilled to the big in 2A Baseball Sweet 16. Normal West’s baseball season ends in a loss to Rock Island. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming...
4 sentenced for bungled gun store burglaries
A federal judge has sentenced four people for their parts in a gun store burglary ring that tried to grab weapons from five counties in Central Illinois, including McLean. Dezmond Hardy, 23, Shaleik Ward, 20, Terrence Daniels, 23, and Erika Garner, 22, are all from Peoria. They admitted attempting and failing to break into gun stores in Bloomington, LeRoy, Lincoln, Decatur, Spring Valley, and Taylorville in August 2023.
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