Category Archives: Local News
Peoria fire sends one person to the hospital Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a home on W. Wyoming Street, between Oregon and Ligonier, Saturday morning for a fire that sent one person to the hospital. Fire Battalion Chief Josh ...
Nov 22, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Requests for new K-12 funding in Illinois likely to outstrip available resources
Story Summary School officials and education advocates have requested funding increases totaling $747.99 million for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The biggest items on the list includ...
Nov 22, 2025
Members of the Illinois State Board of Education and Superintendent Tony Sanders are pictured at a 2023 board meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Governor Pritzker awards $10 million to Illinois small businesses
Skokie, ILL - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced nearly $10 million in grants for 47 small businesses across the state. The funding, awarde...
Nov 21, 2025 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) smiles as supporters chant his name during an appearance at Illinois Central College's Workforce Sustainability Center on June 26th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Peoria Men Charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors
Two Peoria men are facing serious charges involving the sexual abuse of minors, according to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office. Sergio Delgado-Rodriguez, 26, was charged Thursday with aggrav...
Nov 21, 2025 Midwest Communications
Roof Collapses During Fire at Canton Resale Store
UPDATE - 3:41 P.M. (Canton, Ill.) - A portion of a roof collapsed Friday afternoon during a fire at a Canton resale store. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly two hours at Odds and Ends Resale o...
Nov 21, 2025 Canton Fire Department tackle a fire that a collapsed a roof of a downtown Canton building.
Peoria County Coroner raises alarm over right-to-die bill
Illinois coroners are sounding the alarm about the right-to-die legislation sitting on Governor JB Pritzker's desk, saying they were completely shut out of the process and warning the bill could cause...
Nov 21, 2025 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
9 months after federal bribery conviction, former Speaker Madigan disbarred
Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is no longer a lawyer after the Illinois Supreme Court officially disbarred him this week The disbarment stems from Madigan's conviction i...
Nov 21, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Feb. 12 after a jury convicted him on 10 corruption counts, including bribery. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Co. Sheriff warns parents about online predators after two men arrested
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - On Wednesday, Peoria County detectives arrested two men, one of whom they said sexually assaulted a minor. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said Sergio Delgado Rodriguez wa...
Nov 21, 2025 PEORIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE 2
Chicago-area man pleads not guilty to October shooting on Bradley campus
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Chicago-area man accused of shooting a woman inside a Bradley University dorm last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple charges. 19-year-old Edward Traywick Jr. ...
Nov 21, 2025
East Peoria's 41st Festival of Lights Parade steps off Saturday night
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's Festival of Lights Parade returns on Saturday with 41 floats representing 41 years. "So, we've brought one back that has not been in the parade the past few years. We...
Nov 21, 2025 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
