Category Archives: Local News
Peoria eliminates Public Safety Pension fee
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night voted 9-2 to eliminate the Public Safety Pension fee. The fee was originally voted on in 2018 and was intended to last from 2019-2021. The fee ...
Nov 10, 2021 Jeremy Scott/WMBD
Update: Driver involved in Peoria hit-and-run in custody
UPDATE: 2:13 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police say they've found the vehicle and the driver involved in Tuesday night's hit-and-run crash that left a child seriously injured. According to a news rele...
Nov 10, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
East Peoria Harbormaster accused of theft, forgery
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Police in East Peoria say they've arrested the harbormaster of the East Port Marina. Police aren't releasing many details but they do say a search warrant being executed at the mar...
Nov 9, 2021 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Police Chief: Social media may be contributing to violence
PEORIA, Ill. - The refrain from Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria during a news conference Tuesday started out familiar following three reported homicides in 24 hours: enough is enough. But, the chi...
Nov 9, 2021 Chief Eric Echevarria (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPS hears "concerns" about Glen Oak Community Learning Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Teachers and parents are mounting their concerns about conditions for them and students alike at Glen Oak Community Learning Center. The teachers told the Peoria Public School Board Mon...
Nov 9, 2021 Peoria Public Schools via YouTube
Pritzker signs law supporting certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Illinois
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure designed to support vaccine mandates for certain employers across the state. You'll remember the state General Assembly passed SB116...
Nov 9, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Governor of Illinois Jay Robert Pritzker speaks during a science initiative event at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
NEW DETAILS: Baby death investigated as Peoria's 30th homicide this year
UPDATE: 4:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- There have now been 30 homicides in Peoria this year. The latest is the death of a baby born after a shooting last month. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is confi...
Nov 9, 2021 Midwest Communications
Update: Juvenile shot Monday afternoon has died
UPDATE: 10:26 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police confirm that a juvenile shot Monday afternoon has died. The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of North Sheridan, near MacQueen an...
Nov 9, 2021 (25 News)
Greta Van Fleet coming to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet is coming to the Peoria Civic Center early next year. The Civic Center's Marketing Manager Kelsy Martin confirms that Midwest tour dates for th...
Nov 9, 2021 Nicolas Padovani / CC
Comcast/Xfinity customers see long outage Tuesday morning
UPDATE: 3:49 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- Comcast is confirming earlier reports of a wide-spread internet outage in the region. According to the publication "Block Club Chicago", many Comcast Xfinity customers...
Nov 9, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
