Category Archives: Local News
Attempted murder charge filed against man in early-October police standoff
PEORIA, Ill. - New charges are filed in the case of a Peoria man who caused a police standoff earlier in the month. Our news partner 25 News reports Lamarcus Chappell, 30, will be arraigned Thursday o...
Oct 20, 2021 Lamarcus Chappell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Doctor: COVID or not, substance abuse continues to be a problem, but treatment is available
PEORIA, Ill. - A local doctor says the addictions and substance use he sees and helps treat have only been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctor Robert Lizer is the Medical Director of UnityPoin...
Oct 20, 2021 (25 News)
Lawsuit challenging mayoral election dismissed
PEORIA, Ill. - A lawsuit filed in the wake of this year's Peoria mayoral election has been dismissed. Our news partner 25 News reports candidate Jim Montelongo "failed to demonstrate clear, ascertaina...
Oct 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
City Council gets look at bigger budget
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's city administration is proposing a budget that could be considered significantly higher than this year, but somewhat puts spending levels back to pre-pandemic. City Manager Pat...
Oct 20, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Federal court orders revisions to Illinois' legislative map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A three-judge federal court panel on Tuesday ruled the legislative redistricting plan signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June -- before data from the 2020 Census was availab...
Oct 20, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Richwoods High secretary on administrative leave after offensive video surfaces
PEORIA, Ill. -- Questions are swirling over a video that was posted on social media depicting a woman who appears to have students around her -- as she uses the N-word. The allegation is that the vide...
Oct 20, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Hendrickson: Breakthrough COVID cases are a concern
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria City/County Health Department says you may be hearing a lot about breakthrough COVID-19 infections among the vaccinated, but it's still not a high percentage. Pub...
Oct 19, 2021 Monica Hendrickson (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ackerman: Illinois election systems are secure, feds should stay out of voting security
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says he continues to be not too warm to the idea of submitting absentee ballots by e-mail, or by any way different than the current system. Ackerman s...
Oct 19, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Pritzker touts booster shots, expresses concern over police quitting instead of taking COVID-19 vaccine
CHICAGO, Ill. - The State of Illinois is starting a new campaign to make sure that those eligible for COVID-19 booster shots can get them. So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is bac...
Oct 19, 2021 (State of Illinois)
Trial begins for man accused of killing Fulton County Sheriffs Deputy
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - The trial for the man accused of shooting and killing a Fulton County Sheriffs Deputy that started a 17 hour standoff with police has begun. Our news partner 25 News reports the firs...
Oct 19, 2021
