2024.07.01-31 Digest

WCBU

After more than a decade in planning and development, and nearly a year of construction, the Distillery Labs Innovation Hub is close to opening in downtown Peoria.

WEEK 25

A fan-favorite is returning to Central Illinois with a new attraction. The 75th annual Heart of Illinois Fair will not have a carnival in 2024. Instead, a new animatronic animal and dinosaur exhibit will take its place. It will also …

WEEK 25

In addition to COVID-19 and inflation, more than a dozen small business owners told 25News that state laws are now another obstacle making it tougher to keep their doors open. Since 2019, Illinois lawmakers passed several laws to help …