Collin Schopp

5 days ago | wcbu.org | Collin Schopp

A large shopping center near Washington's busy east-west commercial corridor is up for auction. The Washington Plaza Shopping Center, also known as Sunnyland Plaza, is located just off Washington Road, or Route 8 shortly before it becomes Business Route 24. The plaza is home to businesses like an AMC Theater, Papa John's, a local childcare center, Dollar General and a Washington District Library branch.

5 days ago | wcbu.org | Collin Schopp

An adjunct economics professor at Bradley University in Peoria is joining the race for U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s seat because he says the financial policy just doesn’t “math up.”Before Joseph Albright taught accounting and other classes at Bradley, he was a campus police officer there for nine years. Before that he worked for almost a decade in health insurance. Albright says between his careers and his home life he has a personal stake in all the issues that form pillars of his campaign platform.

5 days ago | wcbu.org | Collin Schopp

A downtown Peoria tattoo shop is asking for help and at the center of a Peoria Police Department alleged hate crime investigation after an LGBTQ pride flag was stolen from the business over the weekend. Representatives of In Bloom Tattoo Collective posted to their Facebook page this weekend, sharing surveillance camera footage that appears to show four men taking down a flagpole and removing two flags, a business logo flag and a rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. “This was a hate crime. This wasn’t a prank.

6 days ago | wcbu.org | Collin Schopp

Illinois’ political leaders are reacting to the U.S. military’s strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. President Donald Trump announced the strikes had already been carried out shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday on the platform Truth Social. Later in the evening, Trump addressed the nation live from the White House. "Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat," said Trump.

1 week ago | wcbu.org | Collin Schopp

A 20-year old man is in Peoria Police Department custody in connection with a homicide Friday morning on MacArthur Highway. Police officials said 20-year old Christopher Adams was arrested for allegedly committing first-degree murder. Adams was taken into custody without incident after questioning by Peoria Police detectives around 9 p.m. Friday.