Category Archives: Local News
South Peoria shooting victim succumbs to injuries
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a shooting Sunday afternoon in South Peoria had died from his injuries. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 22-year-old Khmari Rickmon was pronounced dead Tuesday jus...
Oct 15, 2025 A man was shot in the head in the 2300 block of W. Antoinette in Peoria Sunday afternoon. (25 News)
Echevarria: Illinois' justice system is broken, but Peoria has to be part of ending juvenile violence
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of the recent shooting death of a 15-year-old boy and other violent crimes involving teens in Peoria, the police chief says the incidents are taking a toll on his officers. ...
Oct 15, 2025 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria in the WMBD Radio Studios. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Sheriff's Office: Peoria's Last Chance Bar & Grill vandalized overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office reports that the Last Chance Bar & Grill, on W. Second Street in Peoria was vandalized early Wednesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkin...
Oct 15, 2025 Last Chance Bar & Grill was vandalized early Wednesday morning. Damage is estimated at $100,000. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
"Nuisance gathering" ordinance passed by Peoria City Council in response to unruly downtown crowd
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is giving police another tool to help deal with unruly crowds. On Tuesday night, city council unanimously approved amending city code to make it easier for polic...
Oct 14, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two arrested in Chillicothe after months-long methamphetamine investigation
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A pair of arrests were made in Chillicothe after a months-long investigation into alleged illegal methamphetamine sales. Chillicothe Police says the arrests were made Tuesday in th...
Oct 14, 2025
18-year-old ordered held pending trial in connection to shooting death of teenager in Peoria's West Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has ordered an 18-year-old to remain in jail until trial in connection to the shooting death of a teenager earlier this month. The Peoria County State's Attorney's...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Man indicted for alleged role in sexual assault of teen at Peoria residence
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl earlier this year has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted 52-year-old Eddie Blakes on one...
Oct 14, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria hosts ceremony to honor fallen firefighters from its history
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters gathered at City Hall on Tuesday to honor their fallen brothers. The annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony honors the 16 firefighters who died in the line of d...
Oct 14, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Grayson murder trial to cause street closures in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A high-profile murder trial in Peoria is causing some closures around the Peoria County Courthouse. The Sean Grayson murder trial, which was moved from Springfield to Peoria earlier thi...
Oct 14, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Report offers mixed review of educational progress in Illinois
Story summary: Advance Illinois' biennial report, "The State We're In," tracks educational progress across the entire spectrum, from early childhood through career preparation. The latest report shows...
Oct 14, 2025 Students do math problems at an elementary school in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
