Category Archives: Local News
Peoria man sentenced for deadly street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- 43-year-old Jerome Polnitz was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for a deadly street racing crash that killed four young women last fall. Prosecutors in the case had asked ...
Oct 7, 2021
Biden to tout vaccine mandates for large companies in Chicago trip
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is set to visit Chicago on Thursday to meet with United Airlines' chief executive and local Democratic leaders as he touts his decision to impose COVID-19 vaccine ...
Oct 7, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria home suffers significant damage in fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 1 a.m. Thursday to the 2800 block of SW Jefferson on reports of a residential fire. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire showing at the back o...
Oct 7, 2021 Midwest Communications
Crews respond to gas leak on NE Adams in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A hotel in downtown Peoria was evacuated Wednesday night due to a natural gas leak nearby. Peoria firefighters were called around 8:15 p.m. to the Packard Plaza building at 211 NE Adam...
Oct 7, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Rapper Common helps fund music studio at Illinois prison
JOLIET, Ill. - An Illinois prison is launching a new music production program for inmates. Officials with the Department of Corrections and Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet say music is therap...
Oct 6, 2021 Illinois Information Service
OSF: New headquarters will open in January
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of one division of OSF HealthCare says it may look like there's still a lot of work to be done, but it's still expected that their new headquarters at Adams and Fulton will be ...
Oct 6, 2021 OSF HealthCare
UPDATE: Ameren reports power outage in Peoria fixed
UPDATE 3:53 P.M. Power has been restored. Ameren officials still have not said what caused the outage. UPDATE 1:35 P.M. The number of customers without power is down to 615. PEORIA, Ill. - About 2,400...
Oct 6, 2021 Ameren Illinois (outage info as of 11:30 a.m. 10/6/21)
Plans for a Donovan Park pavilion on hold
PEORIA, Ill. -- At a news conference on Tuesday, the Pavilion In the Park group withdrew a term sheet under consideration by the Peoria Park District Board to build a pavilion at Donovan Park. So, pub...
Oct 6, 2021 (25 News)
Homicide victim identified as Manual High School student
UPDATE - Peoria, Ill. - A Manual High School senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jerry L. Snipes, Jr., 17, of Peoria was pronounced d...
Oct 6, 2021 (25 News)
Three arrested in Peoria for suspected meth lab
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of Haungs Avenue where officers noticed a strong smell of ammonia coming from an alley. Police observed a man en...
Oct 6, 2021 (25 News)
