Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Signs New Law Eliminating Time Limit On Sex Crimes Prosecution
(AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation removing the statute of limitations on prosecuting crimes of sexual violence. The Democrat's action Friday eliminates a 10-year limit on initiating pro...
Jul 26, 2019
Public Works: Northmoor Road Will Still Be Under Construction When School Starts
Peoria Public Works officials say the construction project on Northmoor Road continues. Northmoor Road remains closed to traffic between Hamilton Road and Imperial Drive. The project is on track to ha...
Jul 26, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
New Executive Director Named At Dirksen Congressional Center
The chief of staff to an area state lawmaker has been approved as the new executive director for the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin. Tiffany White (pictured) has been approved by the Center's b...
Jul 26, 2019 Dirksen Congressional Center
Mayor's Youth Program Holds Closing Session
Peoria students have completed a summer worth of work as part of the 2019 Mayor's Youth Program. A closing session took place Friday at the Gateway Building as the students heard from speakers includi...
Jul 26, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
400 Illinois National Guard Troops Headed To Afghanistan
(AP) - The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy about 400 soldiers to Afghanistan in what officials say is the largest mobilization of Guardsmen and women from the state in nearly a decade. The Ch...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019 AP/Seth Perlman
Man Shot Overnight In Peoria's North Valley
Peoria Police were called to the 700 block of Haungs Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Friday on reports of a shooting. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson says a man was found in an alley with a gunshot wou...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019
Peoria Metro Area Adds 4,000 Jobs in June
(Springfield)--Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in June in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics an...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Pekin Police Warn Of Scams
Police warn of scams targeting Pekin residents. According to a post on the Pekin Police Department's Facebook page, a Social Security scam originates from Washington, D.C., and states the person's Soc...
Julia Bradley Jul 26, 2019
Suspect Arrested On 95 Counts Of Vehicle Burglaries
Peoria police say they have arrested a man believed to be responsible for a "multitude" of vehicle burglaries. William Lear, 49, was arrested Thursday morning without incident inside an address in the...
Jul 25, 2019 Peoria Police Department
Another Fair Nixes Confederate Railroad Appearance
(AP) - An upstate New York county fair appearance by the Southern rock group Confederate Railroad has been scratched after objections over its name and the use of the Confederate flag in its logo. A s...
Jul 25, 2019 AP Photo/Mark Humphrey