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One man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria, continuing a spate of gun violence that started in the central Illinois city last weekend. The ...
August 30, 2024 at 8:43 PM. PEORIA — A man shot in the face in Downtown Peoria early Friday morning is dead and another man has been arrested, according to Peoria police. Lacorlis T. Edwards, 40 ...
An altercation caught on surveillance video led to a fatal shooting in Downtown Peoria on Friday, according to a news release from the Peoria County State's Attorney's office. A 40-year-old Peoria ...
Peoria (/ piˈɔːriə / pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. [ 4 ] Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in Illinois. [ 5 ][ 6 ] It is the principal city of the Peoria metropolitan area in Central ...
The Journal Star is the major daily newspaper for Peoria, Illinois, and surrounding area. First owned locally, then employee-owned, it is currently owned by Gannett.
The history of Peoria, Illinois began when French explorers constructed Fort Crevecoeur in 1680. The County of Peoria was organized in 1825, the town in 1835, and Peoria was incorporated as a city in 1845. During the Industrial Revolution, coal mining, steamboat, and railroad businesses flourished in Peoria. [1] Until Prohibition took effect in 1920, Peoria was known as the “Whiskey Capital ...
The IHSA football playoffs are here. Live updates of the first round of the high school football playoffs around Peoria.
WEEK-TV (channel 25) is a television station in Peoria, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC, ABC, MyNetworkTV and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Springfield Road (along I-474) in East Peoria, a section of Groveland Township, Tazewell County. WEEK-TV formerly operated and shared its facility with then-ABC ...