Category Archives: Local News
Woman arrested in Chillicothe drug bust
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A 56-year-old woman is in custody following a drug raid in Chillicothe on Tuesday. Chillicothe Police detectives executed a residential search warrant in the 1700 block of N. Bened...
1h ago 56-year-old Tammy Hoover. (Peoria County Jail)
PPS partnership is improving student attendance
PEORIA, Ill. - Officials with Peoria Public Schools say their partnership with Cartwheel has proven effective in reducing absenteeism. Prior to their partnership with Cartwheel to expand student menta...
3h ago (Peoria Public Schools)
Safety measures in place after threats made to Washington Community High School
By Howard Packowitz and Angeles Ponpa WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - The superintendent of Washington Community High School District 308 tells 25 News that the school is continuing to implement safety m...
3h ago (Washington Community High School Facebook)
Grand jury indicts teenager involved in North Peoria vehicular hijacking
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the teenagers charged in a carjacking in North Peoria last December has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 15-year-old Jaiden Dillard was indicted on Tuesday on one cou...
16h ago courtroom gavel
Man accused of beating and detaining girlfriend in Peoria home indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused of forcing his girlfriend to stay in their Peoria home while he allegedly beat her over several hours has been indicted by a grand jury. 21-year-old Johnnie Chiaravalle ...
17h ago (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trial delayed for man accused of fatal shooting of Peoria teen at house party
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A day after a jury was selected for the murder trial of a man who is accused of killing a Peoria teen at a house party in 2022, the trial was delayed until August. Tomiya...
18h ago Tomiyale Anderson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail)
Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
Article Summary JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of $1 billion in broadband infrastructure funds previously allocated to Illinois. Lut...
19h ago Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters at an event in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Washington Chief reflects on Mother's Day shooting incident and explosion
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Following a shooting incident and explosion on Mother's Day, Washington's police chief recalls how he was alerted to the situation. Police Chief Jeff Stevens tells WMBD's "Greg and ...
20h ago
Pekin data center developer backs out of proposed project
PEKIN, Ill. - A proposed data center project in Pekin is officially not happening. In March, Mayor Mary Burress stated at a city council meeting that the city had no intentions of moving forward with ...
21h ago (City of Pekin)
Bloomington trial begins for man accused of killing Peoria teen at 2022 house party
By Liz Lape BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A jury was selected in Bloomington on Monday for the murder trial of a man who is accused of killing a Peoria teen at a house party in 2022. 22-year-old Tomiy...
May 12, 2026 Tomiyale Anderson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail)
