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1 week ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - The zoo can be a fun summer activity, but for families with kids who have special sensory needs, the environment can pose some challenges. Staff at Miller Park Zoo hope to change that. The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington is considered “sensory inclusive.” Staff members offer a map to indicate areas that can be loud or smelly, but their new sensory tours take inclusivity to the next level.
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1 week ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
PEORIA (25News Now) - A group of Central Illinoisans who wear their hearts on their sleeves are back from a trip that put their lives at risk but improved the lives of others. The beginning of May marked the second time this group traveled to Ukraine to provide oral, mental, and housing assistance to people who’ve lost almost everything from the ongoing war with Russia. They returned to U.S. soil on May 18.
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1 week ago | 
kfvs12.com | Madison Porter |Kyle Vincent
NORMAL (25News Now) - Instead of spending hours on applications and essays, Illinois high school graduates could be college-bound just by having good grades. The General Assembly passed , which would create the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. According to the bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature, high school seniors in good academic standing will be automatically admitted to nine public universities.
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1 week ago | 
kwqc.com | Madison Porter |Kyle Vincent
NORMAL (25News Now) - Instead of spending hours on applications and essays, Illinois high school graduates could be college-bound just by having good grades. The General Assembly passed , which would create the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. According to the bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature, high school seniors in good academic standing will be automatically admitted to nine public universities.
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1 week ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter |Kyle Vincent
NORMAL (25News Now) - Instead of spending hours on applications and essays, Illinois high school graduates could be college-bound just by having good grades. The General Assembly passed , which would create the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. According to the bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature, high school seniors in good academic standing will be automatically admitted to nine public universities.
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1 week ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter |Kyle Vincent
DUNLAP (25News Now) - Construction crews had just begun building an $8.5 million indoor training center before Dunlap school leaders decided to add on to it, raising the square footage and the price. The corner of Cedar Hills Dr. and Legion Hall Rd. became a construction site earlier this year for the new Dunlap Training Center. However, the project was put on short hold in mid-May after a special school board meeting where members voted to expand the facility.
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2 weeks ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
PEORIA COUNTY (25News Now) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency may be the next department to disappear under direction of the White House. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season. Instead, he said his office would distribute that money, most likely less of it, to the states, empowering governors.
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2 weeks ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
PEORIA (25News Now) - More homes in the 61605 and 61603 zip codes are on the chopping block in the City of Peoria after council members accepted a $475,000 state grant. The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) awarded the money to raze vacant homes as part of its Strong Communities program. At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening, the council unanimously accepted the grant. In the last decade, city staff demolished 950 vacant houses to free up land for future development.
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2 weeks ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
WASHINGTON (25News Now) - The decision has been made on whether or not to build an amphitheater in Washington, but not by city leaders. The Hengst Foundation has withdrawn its letter of intent to donate $12 million to build a 5,000-seat amphitheater between Bypass 24 and Cruger Road. Without the donation to fund the amphitheater, Washington City Council members quickly moved on to other matters at Monday night’s committee-of-the-whole meeting.
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3 weeks ago | 
25newsnow.com | Madison Porter
TREMONT (25News Now) - Inflation and newly introduced tariffs have caused the price of goods and services to increase across America, but the price of a flightless bird in Tremont is staying the same. The Tremont Turkey Festival draws thousands of families from around Central Illinois each year to enjoy a perfectly cooked turkey in a variety of ways. This year, one turkey sandwich, a bag of chips, and a pop cost a total of $10.
