Category Archives: Local News
Sports broadcast legends return to Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University alum and voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Charley Steiner returns to the BU campus on Tuesday. Steiner will be back for the 5th annual Charley Steiner Symposium for...
Nov 04, 2019 1470-100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
McDonald's CEO steps down after relationship with employee
NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's Corporation says its chief executive officer has left the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee. The fast food gia...
Nov 04, 2019 McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Better than expected profits at U.S. companies like McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel Wall Street to another record day Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Documents show fired deputy hired informant, filed false reports
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Former Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Patterson lost his job last week after he was found guilty of willful mistreatment, falsifying reports, and failure to report hones...
Nov 04, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
PCAPS closes for parking lot project
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Animal Protection Services, or PCAPS, will be closed beginning Monday, Nov. 4, for adoption and viewing hours. The Peoria County shelter will remain closed until further ...
Nov 04, 2019
Report: Madigan's son sought business while fundraising
CHICAGO (AP) - A published report says the son of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan invited a suburban mayor to a fundraiser for his father around the time he was trying to convince that suburb's...
Nov 04, 2019 Andrew Madigan, the son of Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, cast his ballot during the Illinois' Electoral College session on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Peoria Rivermen make history Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Rivermen made history in two different areas Saturday night when they defeated the Macon Mayhem 3-0. The win against the Mayhem put the Rivermen's record at 5-0. It's the fi...
Nov 03, 2019 Photo Credit: Peoria Rivermen
Illinois marijuana law aims to undo harm of war on the drug
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - When lawmakers crafted the law legalizing marijuana in Illinois, they tried to make sure it would right what many see as past wrongs linked to the drug. In addition to expungi...
Nov 02, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers and students affected by an 11-day strike have returned to classrooms. A tentative agreement that ended the walkout is expected to shape education in the nation's third...
Nov 02, 2019 Midwest Communications
Illinois representative charged with bribery resigned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A state representative in Illinois charged with bribery in a federal complaint has resigned. Rep. Luis Arroyo submitted his resignation Friday after 13 years in the House. The Chi...
Nov 01, 2019 MWC-Photo Credit-ILGA.GOV
A resort-for-all-seasons in your backyard
SPRING BAY, Ill. -- Get ready to glamp. Developer Kim Blickenstaff and sportsman Dwayne Atherton have announced the creation of the Spring Bay Sankoty Lakes Resort and Retreat. The 200-acre facility w...
Nov 01, 2019 Kristina Leahy/1470 WMBD
