Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Rivermen take Game One of the President's Cup
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen took Game One of the President's Cup Thursday night in Peoria 2-1. A minute and half into overtime, rookie Tyler Ryder's goal had the crowd cheering at Carver Arena....
May 1, 2026 Rivermen rookie Tyler Ryder scored his first-ever playoff goal in the pros, lifting the Rivermen to a 2-1 win Thursday over Evansville. (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
DOJ launches investigations into 36 Pre-K-12 Schools in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice is launching investigations into whether 36 public school districts in Illinois have included sexual orientation and gender ideology content in pre-K ...
May 1, 2026 Milkos / Depositphotos.com
Peoria firefighters rescue seven pets from fire Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters in Peoria were busy late Thursday night battling a structure fire that spread to a trailer and a detached garage, but they safely pulled seven pets out of the home. Fire Ba...
May 1, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Update: Peoria Co. Sheriff's deputies capture wanted man
Updated at 7:45 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Around 7 a.m. Friday, Peoria County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in the 1800 block of Kickapoo Creek Road, on reports of a man found in someone's garage...
May 1, 2026 Police are searching for 52-year-old Christopher Richerson, wanted for Aggravated Battery and Attempted Murder out of Tazewell County. (Peoria Police)
SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago Police officer
Article Summary The SAFE-T Act is once again making headlines after a man on pretrial release was charged for the murder of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew. Republicans are calling for changes...
Apr 30, 2026 Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey holds a news conference at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial outside the Capitol in Springfield on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois by Jenna Schweikert)
Woman arrested after allegedly shooting man in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after allegedly shooting someone in Peoria Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the leg in the area of Lehman an...
Apr 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Latest batch of students sign commitments through Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The latest batch of students to make a commitment to an apprenticeship in central Illinois signed on the dotted line Thursday. Illinois Central College hosted a ceremony at the Per...
Apr 30, 2026 Students sign contracts to begin their journey with Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
Article Summary A new bill would preserve the privacy of transgender and abortion patients by removing testosterone from the state's Prescription Monitoring Program and prohibiting the state from addi...
Apr 30, 2026 State Sen. Adriene Johnson talks to Planned Parenthood Illinois Action lobbyist Michael Zirir during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall
Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission voted to approve its final report on Thursday, creating a record of misconduct by federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz. The 204...
Apr 30, 2026 The Illinois Accountability Commission Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes announced on April 30, 2026, that the commission is sending referral letters to appropriate law enforcement agencies for investigations of federal agents where the commission has determined reasonable cause to believe those agents violated agency policy, state or federal criminal law, or individual human rights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling
Article Summary Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said the Senate will not move forward with a constitutional amendment rewriting the state's redistricting rules after a ruling by the U.S. Supr...
Apr 30, 2026 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said state lawmakers need more time to
evaluate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling before proceeding with a constitutional
amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
