Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria house fire displaces one person
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - One person was displaced after a house fire Wednesday afternoon in East Peoria. East Peoria Fire says crews responded to the area of Shadoway and Field just after 12:30 P.M., arriv...
1h ago
Illinois House approves megaprojects bill, but the Bears want changes
Article Summary The Illinois House approved a major economic development bill that includes a provision the Chicago Bears see as necessary to building a domed stadium in Arlington Heights. The measure...
1h ago The House Democratic Caucus, led by Rep. Kam Buckner, gathers outside House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office on April 22, 2026. The chamber had just voted 78-32 to pass a megaprojects economic development bill aimed at convincing the Chicago Bears to build a stadium in Arlington Heights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Adams and Jefferson two-way traffic conversion project nearing completion
PEORIA, Ill. - The project to convert traffic from one-way to two-way on two busy downtown Peoria streets is nearing completion. One of the biggest milestones in the Adams and Jefferson conversion pro...
12h ago Midwest Communications
House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
Article Summary The Illinois House voted to approve a constitutional amendment that would make a new priority list for lawmakers as they redraw legislative district lines. Even if the Senate agrees to...
12h ago House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, applauds after Democrats in the Illinois House approved a constitutional amendment on redistricting on April 22, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Body of missing Canton man found
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - The body of a missing Canton man has been found near Lewistown. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 59-year-old Kenneth Johnson was found in a wooded area, about 500 yards n...
14h ago (Midwest Communications)
Report: Illinois stalls in efforts to expand preschool compared to other states
Article Summary A 2025 nationwide report on statewide early childhood education found that Illinois stalled in efforts to expand preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds. Recent governor-led initiatives aimed...
16h ago Students are pictured at a Rochester Elementary School pre-K classroom. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Spain, Illinois House GOP come out against state redistricting constitutional amendment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois House Republicans are accusing the other side of the aisle of using a proposed constitutional amendment for gerrymandering. On Tuesday, State Representative and Deputy Min...
18h ago Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, speaks during debate over a bill reforming public transit in northeastern Chicago in the early house of Oct. 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois to open pediatric specialty care center
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria is expanding with a new facility designed to make appointments faster and easier for families. Opening next spring, the OSF Healt...
18h ago OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois unveiled plans Tuesday for a Pediatric Specialty Care Center, set to open next spring. (25 News)
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees and elected officials from using information obtained in their official capacity to place bets on prediction marke...
18h ago Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi allow users the ability to bet on real-world events such as the outcome of elections or whether the Bears will leave Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois screenshot by Maggie Dougherty)
OSF HealthCare and law enforcement promote Drug Take Back Day
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare is partnering with Peoria Police for Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday. Sandy Salverson tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" that prescriptions can be dropped off at O...
19h ago (Drug Enforcement Agency)
