Category Archives: Local News
Washington creates deputy city administrator position
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington has created a new back up role for its city administration. Aldermen on Monday night approved the creation of a Deputy City Administrator position, with Ward ...
Oct 21, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bellevue man charged with receiving and distributing child porn released before trial
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bellevue man accused of receiving and distributing child pornography has been released from pre-trial custody. 25 News reports that 26-year-old Rose Magnus will have to comply with se...
Oct 21, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Bradley shooting suspect was armed with handgun and 30 rounds
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Prosecutors say a Chicago-area man charged in a shooting on the Bradley University campus allegedly carried a handgun with 30 rounds of ammunition. The detention hearing for 1...
Oct 21, 2025 (File-25 News)
Immigration officials seek to justify use of force on Chicago-area protesters
Article Summary Immigration officials overseeing the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Midway Blitz" were ordered to appear in Chicago federal court on Monday. The judge sought an explanati...
Oct 21, 2025 Several men in U.S. Border Patrol uniforms stand on the roof of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
UPDATED 5:09 P.M. PEORIA - A jury was chosen Monday in the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after shooting Sonya Masse...
Oct 20, 2025 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Nearly 2 million Illinoisians set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate
Article Summary About 1.9 million people in Illinois are set to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits beginning Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown continues into another month...
Oct 20, 2025 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states SNAP benefits will not be distributed in November if the federal government shutdown does not end this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Rally attendees support Sonya Massey on first day of Sean Grayson murder trial
PEORIA, Ill. - The beginning of the Sean Grayson trial in Peoria on Monday also began protests and rallies outside of the Peoria County Courthouse. The early morning Monday crowd of around 30-50 peopl...
Oct 20, 2025 Protesters show support for Sonya Massey on Main St. in downtown Peoria during the opening day of the Sean Grayson murder trial. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Alwans & Sons responds to claims they intentionally set off sprinklers while protesters were nearby
PEORIA, Ill. - Alwans and Sons Meat Company in Peoria is responding to claims on social media that they intentionally turned on their sprinklers Saturday afternoon where some of the 'No Kings' protest...
Oct 20, 2025
Trial of Sangamon County deputy accused in Sonya Massey shooting death starts Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The murder trial of Sean Grayson begins Monday in Peoria. Grayson is the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy who is accused in the shooting death of Sonya Massey on July 6th of last...
Oct 20, 2025 Sean Grayson. (Macon Country Sheriffs Office)
Catholic Diocese of Peoria breaks ground on "The Fulton J. Sheen Experience"
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Catholic Diocese of Peoria broke ground on Sunday for a cultural center honoring the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The project will transform the Spalding Institute into "...
Oct 20, 2025 The Catholic Diocese of Peoria broke ground over the weekend on the "Sheen Experience'. (25 News)
