Category Archives: Local News
Murray Baker Bridge to light up gold for Gold Star Families
PEORIA, Ill - The City of Peoria is honoring Gold Star Families Mayor Rita Ali has declared Sunday, September 28 as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. The designation marks the culmination of Gold St...
Sep 28, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Powerball jackpot increases to $160 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - There was no winning ticket sold for Saturday's Powerball ball drawing. The jackpot now increases to $160 million for the next drawing Monday. The estimated cash value is $74.2 millio...
Sep 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Who's to blame for possible government shutdown?
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Congress and the White House have until October 1 to get a budget signed and passed to avoid a government shutdown. But, if the shutdown occurs, who's to blame for the situati...
Sep 27, 2025 A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
Article Summary Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Chicago canceled a meeting with Illinois Democratic members of Congress that was scheduled for Friday. Members of the state's congressi...
Sep 26, 2025 U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, a Chicago Democrat, is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in 2022, when she served as a state representative. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria man sentenced for attempting to distribute methamphetamine
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend more than a decade in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. The US Department of Justice says 40-year-old Matthew Miller was sentenced Wednesday to 200...
Sep 26, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria non-profit seeks to overcome government hurdles in providing healthy food
PEORIA, Ill. - Local non-profit Peoria Grown got started eight years ago, with a focus on providing healthy food to low-income households. Executive Director Julie Eliathamby tells WMBD's "Greg and Da...
Sep 26, 2025 (peoriagrown.com)
The Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park is back this weekend
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Bark in the Park returns to Tower Park in Peoria Heights this weekend. Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says the event, back for a 29th year, has plenty of fun activities for...
Sep 26, 2025 (Peoria Humane Society--Facebook)
Peoria firefighters rescue person from ravine
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of W. Forsythe Court and N. Wildlife Drive Thursday night for a rescue. Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says crews arrived just before 7 p.m., f...
Sep 26, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
"The Wizard of Oz" visits Peoria for Salvation Army fundraiser event
PEORIA, Ill. - A Baseball Hall of Famer made a stop in Peoria to help raise money for a local organization. Former Saint Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith was the guest speaker Thursday night at t...
Sep 25, 2025 Members of the Peoria Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary pose for a photo with Baseball Hall of Famer and former St. Louis Cardinal Ozzie Smith during its annual fundraising dinner. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EPIC opens career center with technological improvements
PEORIA, Ill. - EPIC is looking to give extra help to a "one stop shop" for those with disabilities seeking jobs in central Illinois. The organization cut the ribbon on Thursday on its new career cente...
Sep 25, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
