Category Archives: Local News
Additional road closures begin Friday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -Road construction throughout Peoria is prompting more road closures. The intersection of S. Faraday Avenue and W. Humboldt Street will be closed to all traffic starting Friday. Peoria Pu...
May 7, 2026 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Richwoods High School journalist wins state honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Richwoods High School student Anda Wattanakit has been named to the prestigious Illinois All-State Journalism Team, which recognizes high school journalists who have made indispensable ...
May 7, 2026 Peoria Richwoods Knights (Peoria Public Schools)
Man crashes into utility pole while fleeing Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man attempting to flee from a traffic stop ended up crashing his vehicle instead. 36-year-old Lamar Nixon sped away from officers who were conducting a traffic stop ...
May 7, 2026 36-year-old Lamar Nixon (Peoria County Jail)
Rivermen fall in Game 3 of President's Cup Finals
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A championship for the Peoria Rivermen will have to wait at least one more night. The Rivermen fell Wednesday night to the Evansville Thunderbolts, 2-1, in Game 3 of the SPHL Presid...
May 6, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, other leaders press lawmakers for more funding
Article Summary Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that goes to local governments. Johnson said Gov. JB Pritzker's...
May 6, 2026 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is joined by local mayors from across the state at a May 6, 2026, Capitol news conference calling on lawmakers to increase funding for local governments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man dies after early morning fire in rural East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - One man is dead after an early morning fire in East Peoria, according to the Woodford County Coroner's Office. Coroner Tim Ruestman said emergency crews were called to a ...
May 6, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Downtown Peoria two-way traffic conversion project to reach finish lane next week
PEORIA, Ill. - Last month it was Adams Street. Next week, it's Jefferson Avenue's turn. Peoria Public Works announced on Wednesday that Jefferson Ave. between Fayette and Walnut will be converted into...
May 6, 2026 Midwest Communications
Trial to soon start for man accused in murder of Peoria teenager in Bloomington
PEORIA/BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria mother has been waiting four years for justice after her son was shot and killed at a house party in McLean County. "I can't see my son, and it's Mother's...
May 6, 2026 courtroom gavel
'Broadview 6' defense accuses feds of keeping grand jury transcripts secret, reneging on dropping conspiracy charge
Article Summary Lawyers for the remaining four of the so-called "Broadview Six" are accusing federal prosecutors of strategically reneging on a plan to drop the main conspiracy charge against the indi...
May 6, 2026 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Feds earmark $500K to replace Tazewell County's aging Furrow Road Bridge
By Gianna Njau PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - A half-million dollars in federal funding will help replace the Furrow Road Bridge in Tazewell County, part of a $19 million investment to improve infrastructure...
May 6, 2026 The Federal government has earmarked $500,000 to replace Tazewell County’s aging Furrow Road Bridge. (25 News)
