Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria Farmer's Market announces new location and coordinator
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria Farmer's Market will have a new location for its 2026 season. The market will kick off on Friday, June 5, and will run every Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at L...
May 21, 2026
'Junk fee' ban heads to Pritzker as Senate OKs bill allowing minors to consent to birth control
Article Summary The Illinois Senate passed 40 bills on Wednesday, including several that will head to the governor for a potential signature. A bill heading to the House would allow minors to consent ...
May 21, 2026 GUZMAN: Sen. Graciela Guzmán, D-Chicago, speaks on the Senate floor on May 20,
2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Suspect in Washington shooting and house explosion to stay in jail
PEKIN, Ill. - The Washington man accused of shooting at police and causing a house explosion on Mother's Day morning has volunteered to stay in jail. 39-year-old Scott Benway was back in court on Wedn...
May 20, 2026 39-year-old Scott Tyler Benway. (Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
Marker mix-up honoring two central Illinois Civil War veterans corrected
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A nine-decade error in a pair of central Illinois cemeteries has now been corrected. A ceremony took place Wednesday morning at Glendale Cemetery in Washington to honor two Civil Wa...
May 20, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
Article Summary The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff during the 10 to 11 weeks of summer break. While the measures have stalled, ...
May 20, 2026 Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. 38-year-old Alton Blue was sentenced on May 12th by U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Ha...
May 20, 2026 courtroom gavel
Delavan Council says no to data centers for the foreseeable future
By Taylor Fleming DELAVAN, Ill. (25 News) - Another city is saying no to data centers-as the Delavan City Council voted 4-1 to end all discussions on the possibility of a data center being built in th...
May 20, 2026 Downtown Delavan, Illinois. (25 News)
Superintendent reflects on over a decade of leading PPS
PEORIA, Ill. - After 11 years of leading Peoria Public Schools, Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat is looking forward to retirement. "I think my work is pretty much done, and it's time to move out of this po...
May 20, 2026 Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat speaks after the district's Convocation at the Peoria Civic Center before the start of the 2025-26 school year. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenager tried as an adult indicted for December carjacking in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the teenagers to be tried as an adult for a December carjacking in Peoria has been indicted by a grand jury in connection to the case. 15-year-old Rodkell Grayer was indicted on ...
May 19, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County grand jury indicts Watseka man for grooming
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man arrested last month for allegedly being in possession of child sex abuse materials. 42-year-old James White of Watseka was indicted ...
May 19, 2026 courtroom gavel
