Category Archives: Local News
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)
Appeals court allows federalization of troops but says they can't be deployed
CHICAGO - A federal appeals court has allowed the federalization of National Guard troops in Illinois but told the federal government that those troops can't be deployed while the case makes its way t...
Oct 14, 2025 A group of protestors shout slogans and obscenities at immigration officials and National Guard troops in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
PPD: Gun found during teen traffic stop in Peoria over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say four teenagers were taken to the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center on Saturday after officers found a loaded gun in their vehicle during a traffic stop on W. Bar...
Oct 14, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Ex-Speaker Madigan reports to West Virginia prison to begin 7 ½-year sentence
Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun serving his 7 -year prison sentence Monday after reporting to a West Virginia federal prison. The longtime Democratic politician...
Oct 14, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse on June 13 after receiving a 7 ½-year sentence for corruption. The former speaker reported to a federal prison in West Virginia on Monday, eight months after a jury convicted him on 10 of 23 counts of corruption, including bribery, in February. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
PPD Chief Echevarria says Illinois' juvenile detention system is broken
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says a broken justice system led to three teenagers with lengthy criminal records being arrested for a shooting on Sunday in South Peoria that left a...
Oct 14, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
After 50 years in the business, 25 News' Chuck Collins is retiring this week
PEORIA, Ill. - After 50 years in broadcasting and thousands upon thousands of weather forecasts, 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins retires this week. He recently told WMBD's "Greg ...
Oct 13, 2025 Chuck Collins last day on 25 News is this Wednesday, after 50 years in broadcasting. (Chuck Collins 25 News Facebook page)
El Paso man arrested on child pornography charges
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - An El Paso man has been arrested on numerous child pornography charges. Woodford County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says 34-year-old George Lefler was taken into cus...
Oct 13, 2025 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
