Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker signs law expanding lawsuit protections for Illinois news media
Article Summary The Citizen Participation Act now explicitly protects news reporting from "strategic lawsuits against public participation." The Illinois Supreme Court had previously ruled that news r...
Aug 22, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from the news media at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL law changes the definition of what is a bicycle
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A new state law is expanding the definition of what a bicycle is. SB2285 was signed into law on August 1st, and defines electric bikes with top speeds lower than 30 miles per ...
Aug 22, 2025 goldenshrimp / Depositphotos.com
Historic American documents coming to the Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill. - The documents that helped shape American history will be coming to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. "The Promise of Liberty" will bring copies of documents such as the Emancipation Proclam...
Aug 21, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Pekin man sentenced to federal prison for attempting to entice a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man has been sentenced to federal prison after being found guilty earlier this year of attempting to entice a minor. 32-year-old Joseph Perkins was sentenced to ten years on Thu...
Aug 21, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria woman sentenced to prison after confessing to murder of boyfriend in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will spend more than three decades in prison in the shooting death of her boyfriend two years ago in the West Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-y...
Aug 21, 2025 TNashia Wash (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man sentenced to federal prison after violating terms of supervised release in child pornography case
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend two decades in federal prison after violating conditions of his supervised release on child pornography charges. 53-year-old Michael Dupoy was sentenced Wednesda...
Aug 21, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Insurance industry opposes regulation, blames inflation, climate change for rate hikes
Story summary: Gov. JB Pritzker and legislative leaders have suggested Illinois should exercise more regulatory authority over premiums that insurance companies charge for homeowners coverage. That be...
Aug 21, 2025 A 2023 storm caused extensive home damage in parts of Springfield, including trees falling on homes. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Teenager arrested by Peoria Police after allegedly using golf club during fight
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested Wednesday morning in Peoria after allegedly striking someone with a golf club. Peoria Police says officers responded after three men were engaged in a fight in t...
Aug 21, 2025 Peoria Police Department
One person arrested and another at-large after Wednesday morning shooting in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One person has been arrested and another remains at large after a shooting Wednesday morning in Peoria. Officers responded just before 9:00 A.M. to Shipman and Martin Luther King Junior...
Aug 21, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
No one wins Powerball jackpot Wednesday night
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Powerball's top prize keeps on growing. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball in Wednesday's night drawing. That means Saturday night's jackpot currently sits at $700 m...
Aug 21, 2025 (Powerball)
