Category Archives: Local News
New Par-A-Dice facility construction could begin next year
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The replacement for the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria could come sooner rather than later. 25 News reports that Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith stated on an investor call ...
Jul 25, 2025 (Photo of the Par-A-Dice Casino entrance in East Peoria. Courtesy of Phil Luciano.)
Man ordered held after allegedly attempting to rob delivery driver in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man listed as homeless will remain in jail after allegedly trying to rob a delivery driver near Bradley University. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Nathan...
Jul 25, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Arrest made in fatal shooting on Peoria's South Side in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting in South Peoria two years ago. Peoria Police says 22-year-old Jyvonnie Williams was taken into custody Friday morning by invest...
Jul 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Judge orders Pekin woman accused in murder-for-hire plot under house arrest
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman who is accused of trying to hire someone to murder her husband has been placed on house arrest. 48-year-old Allison Salinas, who was arrested Tuesday with Solicitation of M...
Jul 25, 2025 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PIA shattering monthly passenger records, reaching all-time highs
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport continues to set monthly passenger records in nine of the past 11 months. Most recently, April, May, and June have each reached a...
Jul 25, 2025 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
State Rep. Spain launches re-election bid for the 73rd District
PEORIA, Ill. - State Representative Ryan Spain of Peoria, who represents Illinois' 73rd District in the Illinois House, officially launched his re-election bid this week. "As we have finally seen just...
Jul 25, 2025 (Illinois General Assembly)
UPDATE: Hengst Foundation turns its attention to an amphitheater on the Peoria Riverfront
UPDATED 3:29 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - After getting the cold shoulder from city leaders in Washington, the Hengst Foundation is seeking to take a major project across the river. The Hengst Foundation and P...
Jul 25, 2025 Peoria Riverfront (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
'You preferred secrecy and lies': Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Article Summary Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relationship with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to...
Jul 24, 2025 Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Police investigate reported robbery of postal worker
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a postal worker was robbed in South Peoria. Peoria Police says the 62-year-old female postal worker was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in the area of B...
Jul 24, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Two teenagers arrested after search warrant executed at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers, one wanted on warrants from multiple counties, were arrested at a Peoria apartment complex on Wednesday. Peoria Police says a wanted 15-year-old male entered a residence ...
Jul 24, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
