Category Archives: Local News
May trials set for 18-year-olds behind violent Peoria car chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Trial dates have been set for two 18-year-olds accused of being involved in a violent stolen vehicle chase through Peoria last month. Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy will have jury tri...
Mar 13, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Midwest Food Bank sends aid to Kankakee tornado victims
MORTON, Ill. - Midwest Food Bank is mobilizing efforts in Kankakee, Illinois after a destructive tornado and severe storms struck the area on Tuesday night. The powerful storms left widespread damage ...
Mar 13, 2026 (Midwest Food Bank)
Man sentenced for 2025 fatal shooting of girlfiend at North Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to nearly a century in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend last year. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Derreck Ha...
Mar 13, 2026 (Peoria Co. Jail)
Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors - and the Trump family - love them
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. Reporting by Casey Toner, Hannah Meisel and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois. (Capitol News Ill...
Mar 13, 2026 University of Chicago freshman Oliver Wilson analyzes interest rates bets on the Polymarket prediction market platform in his Hyde Park apartment late last year. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has pledged $20,000 to kickstart Wilson’s prediction market club at his university. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For Illinois Answers Project)
Crash leaves one dead, three injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A head-on collision in Peoria Thursday night left one person dead and three others injured, including an infant. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said crews responded to reports of an ...
Mar 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
'Do what we can': Senate committee passes bill regulating loud commercials on streaming
Article Summary A Senate bill regulating the volume of commercials on streaming services so they can't be noticeably louder than entertainment content passed the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Com...
Mar 12, 2026 Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, right, speaks at a news conference Thursday. Turner is working with Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, on a bill that would regulate commercial volume on streaming services. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert.)
Marshall County man sentenced after child sex abuse materials guilty plea
LACON, Ill. - A Sparland man will spend more than two decades in prison after a guilty plea for disseminating child sex abuse materials. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says 46-year-old Shawn Ro...
Mar 12, 2026 courtroom gavel
Peoria Manual to play for a state championship in boys' basketball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Peoria Manual will play for a state title. The Rams defeated Tolono Unity, 62-57, in Thursday's IHSA Class 2A boys' basketball state semifinals at State Farm Center in Champaign. Ram...
Mar 12, 2026 (Peoria Manual High School)
Pekin, PCHS #303 come to agreement on lease for bus building
PEKIN, Ill. - After a bit of a delay, a lease agreement regarding bus service has been reached between the city of Pekin and Pekin Community High School #303. On Monday night, the Pekin city council u...
Mar 12, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
Article Summary The Illinois Supreme Court traveled Wednesday to the campus of Western Illinois University to hear oral arguments in two cases. Chief Justice P. Scott Neville said the tradition of cou...
Mar 12, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court held a session on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as part of its tradition of “riding the circuit,” which is meant to make the court more accessible to people in all parts of the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
