Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker forms independent commission to document misconduct of federal agents
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order creating a new commission to document unlawful actions by federal agents. The commission has three primary goals: Creating a public record of abus...
Oct 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs an executive order in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 23, creating the Illinois Accountability Commission to document abuses by federal agents. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Peoria Heights Names New Interim Fire Chief
The Village of Peoria Heights has appointed a new interim fire chief. 25 News reports that Austin Szentez, 34, is stepping into the role after serving as deputy chief. He joined the department on a pa...
Oct 23, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
Article Summary Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a close ally of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, has been elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. The uni...
Oct 23, 2025 New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm, executive vice president, and John Miller, membership secretary.
Peoria Mourns Loss of Bishop Joseph Johnson
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The Peoria community is grieving the death of Bishop Joseph Johnson, a beloved pastor and community leader who touched countless lives over nearly 60 years of service. 25 News...
Oct 23, 2025 25 NEWS
Day 4 of the Sean Grayson trial begins with 5th witness on the stand
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Fewer people were in the courtroom Thursday as the fourth day of the trial of Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy, began. The ex-deputy is charged with thr...
Oct 23, 2025 Macon County Sheriff's Office
'Beacon of Life' unveiled at OSF's Richard L. Owens Hospice Home
PEORIA, Ill. - A new beacon of light is shining above OSF's Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, honoring those who have received compassionate end-of-life care and those who have passed since the facility ...
Oct 23, 2025 A new beacon of light at OSF's Richard L. Owens Hospice Home was unveiled Wednesday evening in Peoria. (osfhealthcare.org)
How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) -As the shrill sound of whistles echoed through a parking garage in Chicago's North Side on Tuesday, two people flung their car doors open, ducked inside and shrank down into their s...
Oct 23, 2025 A woman holds a whistle she uses to alert others about the presence of federal agents during immigration raids, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's family members killed in helicopter crash
Former state senator and state representative Darren Bailey has announced the loss of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, after a helicopter crash in Montana. Details surrounding the cras...
Oct 23, 2025 IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's son, daughter-in-law and two of their children killed in a helicopter crash in Montana. (Bailey campaign Facebook page)
LaHood says federal government shut down has gone on for "too long"
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' Republican Congressman says the federal government shutdown has gone on for "too long." 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) spoke about the shut down in ...
Oct 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Owner and operator of Peoria International Airport celebrates 75 years
PEORIA, Ill. - Community leaders helped celebrate the diamond anniversary of the organization that oversees Peoria International Airport. A celebration was held Wednesday to celebrate 75 years of the ...
Oct 22, 2025 Peoria International Airport Director of Airports Gene Olson speaks at a ceremony marking 75 years of the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
