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May 1, 2019
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95-year prison term handed down for 2014 shooting that killed Tommie Forest
PEORIA - A Central Peoria man will spend the rest of his life in prison, barring a successful appeal, for a botched 2014 robbery that left a 14-year-old Peoria High School freshman dead and three others suffering gunshot woundsAlex F.
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Lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail

SPRINGFIELD - Two years after passing a significant bail bond reform law, some Illinois lawmakers are now considering doing away with cash bail altogether.

Possible meth lab sparks Peoria garage fire

PEORIA - A possible meth lab might have caused a fire late Tuesday night that completely destroyed a garage and a car inside.

Nick in the AM: Hit-and-run suspect enters woman’s vehicle at Peoria Stadium

A man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run accident took refuge in a vehicle parked at Peoria Stadium before he was apprehended, police stated.

Nick in the AM: Gina Morss announces second departure from WEEK-TV

For the second time in the past eight years, Gina Morss is leaving the anchor desk at East Peoria-based WEEK-TV (25).Morss announced her departure Tuesday morning during "25 News Today.

Former transportation secretary Ray LaHood backs state gas tax hike

SPRINGFIELD - A high-profile Republican on Monday gave his support to an increase to the state's gas tax during a meeting of a special Senate capital committee.