Howard Packowitz

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1 person displaced after house catches fire in Central Peoria

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

PEORIA (25News Now) - One person was displaced after a home caught fire Sunday evening in Central Peoria. The fire in the 700 block of West Ridge Road started in the kitchen of the single-story home, said Peoria Fire Department Battalion Chief Rick Waldron. Firefighters, who were called about 6:20 p.m., saw flames and heavy smoke coming from a side window and door. The person who lived there made it out safely. No one was hurt. Waldron said firefighters spent several hours putting out hot spots.
Driver cited for DUI following crash that killed a Bloomington man

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

LOGAN COUNTY (25News Now) - A driver from Springfield has been cited for driving under the influence of alcohol following a two-car crash in Logan County that killed a Bloomington man. The crash early Thursday on Old Route 66, near 1500th Avenue in Lincoln killed 27-year-old Kyrnn Schupbach. His obituary said Schupbach was a Normal West High School graduate. The other driver, identified as 47-year-old Sylvester Anderson of Springfield, was also injured and taken to an area hospital.
Coroner identifies woman killed in Peoria Heights crash

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

PEORIA COUNTY (25News Now) - The Peoria County coroner has released the name of a 30-year-old Chillicothe woman killed in a head-on crash Friday morning in Peoria Heights. In a statement released on his Facebook page, Coroner Jamie Harwood said Raven S. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene on Route 29 and Riverview Road despite “heroic efforts” from people in the area to save Jackson’s life.
1 person suffers ‘significant’ burns in Central Peoria apartment fire

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

PEORIA (25News Now) - The Peoria Fire Department reports one person suffered significant burns in an apartment fire early Saturday evening near Peoria Stadium. Fire crews were called about 5:45 p.m. to the 4200 block of North Knollridge Lane in the Peoria North Apartments. First-to-arrive firefighters found heavy smoke in the building’s basement and fire in the kitchen and hallway area of one of the apartments.
‘D-Day for Democracy’ rally aims to support veterans, blasts Trump policies

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Imani McClay |Howard Packowitz

PEORIA (25News Now) - Marking the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion, a rally took place in Peoria intended to support veterans who fought against fascism, and to protest Trump Administration policies. Peoria 50501 hosted the D-Day for Democracy rally with demonstrations along War Memorial Drive.
Bloomington Police request public’s help to find woman missing since early May

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to find a Mississippi woman who was expected to visit the Twin Cities last month, but didn’t show up. Police are looking for Savanna Simmons, 35, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi who was reported missing on Wednesday, May 7. Simmons was believed to be traveling to Bloomington to see an acquaintance, but didn’t make it there. She reportedly spoke with the acquaintance on May 8 claiming she hadn’t left Mississippi.
Coroner identifies father and son shot to death in Pontiac

2 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

PONTIAC (25News Now) - The Livingston County coroner has released the identities of a father and son found shot to death Thursday at a home in Pontiac. The men who died are identified as Joseph J. Martin, 59, and Braden J. Martin, 25, but authorities have not released information about the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Coroner Michael Renner said the father and son lived at the house in the 600 block of South Oak Street in Pontiac, where their bodies were found about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bloomington mother sentenced to prison for DUI crash that killed her young son

3 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - A Bloomington woman has been sentenced to 10-years in prison and ordered to pay almost $2 million restitution for driving under the influence of alcohol in last summer’s crash that killed her eight-year-old son. The crash happened in July of 2024 on Interstate 74 between Bloomington and Downs. The sport utility vehicle driven by Stephany Flores-Ramirez, 34, crossed the center grass median and hit a delivery van and a semi.
Young Peoria man sentenced for deadly shooting at liquor store

3 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

PEORIA (25News Now) - A 19-year-old Peoria man was sentenced Friday to seven-years in prison on a reduced murder charge for a fatal shooting almost two years ago at a South Peoria liquor store. Prosecutors asked Judge Stephen A. Kouri to impose a longer sentence of 20-years for Jared R. Williams for the August 2023 shooting death of Mason R. Loy in the parking lot of Laramie Liquors. Prosecutors said Williams pointed a gun at Loy, who wasn’t armed, and tried to run away.
Logan County crash kills Bloomington man

3 weeks ago | 25newsnow.com | Howard Packowitz

LOGAN COUNTY (25News Now) - The Logan County coroner said it was a Bloomington man killed early Thursday in a two-car crash near Lincoln. One other person was hospitalized following the crash that happened about 2:20 a.m. on OId Route 66, near 1500th Avenue, north of Lincoln. Coroner Donald Peasley said Kyrnn L. Schubach was pronounced dead in the emergency room of Lincoln Memorial Hospital about an hour after the crash. The driver of the other car was taken to a Springfield area hospital.