
Eric Stock
ReporterEric Stock is a reporter at WGLT.
Eric worked at WJBC (Radio Bloomington) from 2004-2018 as a reporter, anchor, assignment editor, and sports director. Stock follows in the footsteps of News Director Charlie Schlenker and retired News Director Willis Kern in moving from Radio Bloomington’s WJBC to GLT.
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Peoria Police said officers were called to 715 Morgan St. around 2:18 a.m. Sunday for a reported stabbing. Officers said they found a 50-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.
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As a member station, WCBU has opted to follow NPR’s lead and stop posting fresh content on Twitter.
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According to a news release from the Peoria Fire Department, emergency crews were called to a crash at War Memorial Drive and Trigger Road at 10:46 a.m. Sunday. Battalion chief Tom Sander said an adult and child were found unresponsive in a small sedan.
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Republican Scott Preston conceded late Tuesday night after Chung pulled ahead by about 1,500 votes.
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Police said the driver was traveling west on U.S. Route 24 at Strube Road south of Glasford shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday when his SUV crossed over the eastbound lanes, drove into a ditch and struck a tree.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined U.S Sen. Tammy Duckworth to push new incentives for biofuels during a visit Tuesday in LeRoy, where they announced the Ag Department is offering $100 million in grants to retrofit gas stations to use E-85 fuel.
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Authorities are investigating the crash of a small, single-engine aircraft Saturday in Hanna City that left two people dead. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the plane “heroically” missed several cars, but struck several buildings on its descent.
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A Peoria police officer was hospitalized Saturday after he was hit by a car while he responding to an earlier hit-and-run crash.
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A motorcyclist died early Sunday morning after being hit by a pickup truck in East Peoria late Saturday night, according to Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley.
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Peoria Police said two people were hospitalized for gunshot wounds following a high-speed chase early Saturday evening.