Category Archives: Local News
Police chief talks about goals for 2022
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says his department has a number of goals and objectives in the new year, to try and not hit another all-time high of 34 homicides, and to lessen the...
Dec 31, 2021 City of Peoria via YouTube
One arrested, one wanted, for Illinois police officer shooting death
BRADLEY, Ill. - One of two people wanted after a suburban Chicago police officer was killed and another was seriously injured late Wednesday has been caught in Indiana. Multiple broadcast reports indi...
Dec 31, 2021 Bradley, IL Police Department via 25 News
GoFundMe started for East Peoria officer injured in I-74 crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A crowd-funding effort has quickly raised thousands of dollars to support an East Peoria officer's recovery following a crash that left him seriously wounded this week. The GoFundM...
Dec 31, 2021 Illinois State Police
Two face weapons charges after Peoria traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are releasing some details after two adults were arrested following a traffic stop late Thursday night. Police say it happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 700 block of West M...
Dec 31, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Illinois legislature trimming session days in January thanks to COVID-19
(Undated) -- The Illinois state legislature will have less time to work with when it comes to law-making in the New Year. State lawmakers are scaling back legislative session dates in January due to t...
Dec 31, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Peoria woman charged for hitting, seriously injuring East Peoria police officer
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 29-year-old Peoria woman is now charged with Aggravated Driving Under the Influence in connection with the wreck that left an East Peoria Police officer seriously injured this week. ...
Dec 31, 2021 2013 Peoria County Jail Photo
Lt. Gov. tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton has COVID-19. Stratton said on social media she tested positive, has mild symptoms, and will isolate as she recovers. Stratton -- in her f...
Dec 30, 2021 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton at OSF OnCall in Peoria. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fraternal Order of Police reacts to deaths of two Illinois officers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - "When is it going to stop?" Those are some of the words of the president of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police after two officers have been killed, and one seriously injured, i...
Dec 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign continues one more month; gold bar donated in one Red Kettle
PEORIA, Ill. - So close, yet, so far away. That might be how the goal of this year's Peoria Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign could be described , as it has one more month left, ending at the end...
Dec 30, 2021
Man begins jail sentence for fatal 2020 accident
PEORIA, Ill. - A Chillicothe man charged in an accident almost two years ago that claimed the life of another Chillicothe man is reporting to jail for the crime, but will not be there long. Peoria Cou...
Dec 30, 2021
