Category Archives: Local News
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)
ICC enrollment up for a sixth straight semester
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College has seen enrollment rise for the sixth semester in a row. According to a release, as of August 20, students have registered for 2,013 more credit hours tha...
Aug 21, 2025 (Illinois Central College)
Man found guilty in 2021 shooting death of girlfriend near Brimfield
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County jury has found a man guilty of First Degree Murder in the 2021 death of his girlfriend. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 39-year-old Joshua McGee was fou...
Aug 20, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Arizona man sentenced for mailing fentanyl to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - An Arizona man will spend a decade in federal prison after mailing fentanyl to a Peoria address in 2023. The Department of Justice says 38-year-old Terence Michael Carroll was sentenced...
Aug 20, 2025 courtroom gavel
Senate President Harmon appeals $10M fine for improper campaign contributions
Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Elections fined Senate President Don Harmon $9.8 million for accepting greater campaign donations than the law allowed in 2024. Harmon loaned his campaign m...
Aug 20, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: 15-year-old injured after shooting near Peoria Manual High School, PPS releases statement
UPDATED 4:02 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools says a normal schedule is planned for Manual High School on Thursday after a shooting incident near the school this Wednesday afternoon. Peoria P...
Aug 20, 2025
Peoria Public Schools unveil Glen Barton School to the public
PEORIA, Ill. - The ribbon was cut on the new home for alternative programs at Peoria Public Schools. School and community leaders celebrated the opening of the Glen Barton School on Wednesday morning,...
Aug 20, 2025 Streamers are popped as Peoria Public Schools and city leaders cut the ribbon on the Glen Barton School. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
