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3-16 – Ryan C. Snider, 43, Wyoming, was involved in a deer-related vehicle accident at 800E and 300N. No injuries reported. The driver was charged with driving while his license was suspended. 3-16 – A domestic problem was reported in the 300 block of Peoria St. in Bradford. The...

DUNLAP, Ill. – You might say it was a difficult week this past week for local sports — or, more specifically, those who followed and loved their student athletes. Drew Fehr and Dylan Bazzell — Prairie Central athletes — died in an accident in Colorado. Then,...

An estate sale will be held at 307 Tree Lane in Prophetstown on April 7th and 8th from 9AM-5PM. Hundreds of items are available. The sale is being conducted by Sauk Valley Estate Sales & Services @ 815.590.7021. Click on the link below to see many of the items available.

Residents in central and west central Illinois are being urged to stay alert as the National Weather Service issues a hazardous weather outlook for the region. The alert was issued by the National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL at 12:01 pm CDT on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

DUNLAP (25News Now) - Games and practices at Dunlap High School are canceled Tuesday and Wednesday to give time to honor Tessa Sutton. Sutton was scoring varsity goals as a freshman for the Eagles. However, late in her freshman season, Sutton was diagnosed with cancer. She died Friday afternoon, just...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment through May 22nd about the abandoned mine lands reclamation projects that have been selected for work through a federal program. Over $75 million has been awarded for some of the sites, which include local properties in Bureau and LaSalle County. Some of the issues to be addressed would be tailing or spoils piles and open vertical mine shafts.

Visitation and funeral services are set for Tessa Sutton, the Dunlap High School soccer player who died of cancer on Friday afternoon at age 17. Northwoods Community Church, 10700 N. Allen Road in Peoria. Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m....

This Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., RutabagA Studio and Art Gallery in Geneseo will host the opening reception of the Meyer and Frances Shnurman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest. The artwork was created by students from grades 6-12 in the area to reflect the events and impact of the Holocaust. The exhibit will be in place during regular studio hours, Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 1. RutabagA is at 108 North State St., across from Central Theater, Geneseo.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Central Catholic freshman Isaiah Whitaker cleared 16 feet, 6.75 inches in winning the Illinois Top Times indoor track and field championships at Shirk Center on Friday. Stark County senior Lindley Johnston won the 200-and-400 meter runs at the meet which is considered a non-sanctioned high school indoor state championship. The class […]

The Stark County High School softball team will have a game with West Central High School on March 25, 2023, 11:00:00 CST.

It did not start well for the softball Panthers but it finished better as the EP Lady Panthers pulled out a 9-7 win over Princeton on Friday to improve to 2-1 on the season. Freshmen Lilly Swatos started in the circle for the Panthers and had some control issues giving up 6 walks in two innings as the Panthers fell behind 6-2.

CHICAGO (WMBD)– The Illinois Dept. of Public Health and the CDC reported 12 counties in Illinois are at an elevated community level for COVID-19, up from nine the previous week. Those 12 counties are at a medium community level, including Stark County Locally. No counties are at high level.

For the first time in Lafayette’s history, the forensics team traveled abroad to compete in the International Forensics Association tournament. Shirley Liu ’23, Joshua Hale ’23 and Benjamin Herman ’23 flew over 14 hours to Tokyo to compete against 29 other colleges in both speech and debate competitions.

DUNLAP (25News Now) - Dunlap’s Tessa Sutton lost her battle with cancer Friday, just days following her 17th birthday. The Eagles’ soccer player’s impact went far beyond the sports field. Sutton was destined for greatness with a million-dollar smile and a fierce competitive spirit. She was scoring...

PEORIA — Tessa Sutton, the beloved Dunlap High School soccer player whose battle with cancer drew support from teams all over central Illinois and beyond, died on Friday afternoon. "At 3:09 p.m. our beautiful girl passed peacefully surrounded by her family," wrote her parents, Rich and Michelle Sutton, on their Team Tessa Facebook...

After a short hiatus, a Knox County vegetable farmer is back in the produce game. “A lot of people are excited for me personally, because I’m back doing the things I should be doing,” said Dusty Sanor, farm operations director for Nayborhood Farm near Knoxville. But people are...

PEORIA COUNTY (25News Now) - The central Illinois is continuing to come together for Dunlap High School soccer player Tessa Sutton. Sutton has been battling cancer since June of 2021. On the ‘Team Tessa’ Facebook page, her family says Sutton is now at a hospice facility. The Peoria...

Erica Hornof, 36, of Bradford, Ill., pleaded guilty on Monday to three counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud sunglasses manufacturer Maui Jim, according to a news release. Sentencing for Hornof has been scheduled for June 15 at the U.S....

The Orion High School baseball team will have a game with Rockridge High School on March 27, 2023, 16:40:00 CST.

GENESEO, ILLINOIS (March 22, 2023) — Unbridled Spirits II at Wind Legends announces its Grand Opening at Hollett Hill Farm in Geneseo on Friday, March 24, 2023, 1PM. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held. Unbridled Spirits Thoroughbred Retirement Ranch Inc is a non-profit thoroughbred horse sanctuary committed to providing...