Category Archives: Local News
Woman arrested in Pekin after allegedly attempting to solicit a murder
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police have arrested a woman after allegedly attempting to solicit a murder. Allison Salinas was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Pekin Police after a two week investigation that bega...
Jul 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Lakeview Park splash pad opens to the public
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new place for central Illinois kids to cool down as the dog days of summer arrive. The Peoria Park District cut the ribbon Tuesday morning on Lakeview Park's new splash pad wh...
Jul 22, 2025 Summer campers from the Peoria Park District enjoy the new splash pad at Lakeview Park. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Following state rep's encounter, Pritzker signs 'squatter bill' into law
Article Summary A new Illinois law allows police to remove squatters from a person's home for criminal trespassing. State law previously required property owners to go through a lengthy eviction proce...
Jul 22, 2025 Pritzker signed the bill after Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, had a first-hand encounter with squatters recently. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pritzker appoints Peoria's Andre Allen to economic development panel
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 4th District City Council member Andre Allen has been chosen by Gov. J-B Pritzker to serve on the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority, which issues tax-free bonds to ...
Jul 22, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Advocates say additional state-level credit is necessary to make projects more affordable. Article Summary The latest federal domestic policy plan increase...
Jul 22, 2025 Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
A portion of Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again
PEORIA, Ill. - Less than a year after it was sold to a new owner, part of Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again. The commercial real estate website loopnet.com says Building 8 on the Metro Centre pr...
Jul 22, 2025 Building 8 at Peoria's Metro Centre is for sale again. (Loopnet.com)
Mayor Ali says redevelopment of downtown Peoria is a top priority
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says that revitalizing Main Street is her top priority when it comes to revamping Downtown Peoria. Ali says she has many goals for the area, including more student...
Jul 22, 2025 Storefronts on Main in downtown Peoria are vacant. Mayor Ali wants to redevelop the area. (25 News)
West Peoria officially opens new City Hall building
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new home for government in West Peoria. City leaders on Monday night cut the ribbon on a brand new City Hall building, at the corner of Rohmann and Sterling. The new buil...
Jul 21, 2025 West Peoria leaders cut the ribbon on the city's new City Hall building. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former ComEd CEO sentenced to 2 years for bribery scheme targeted at Madigan
Article Summary Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore has been sentenced to 24 months in prison in addition to a $750,000 fine - the second of the "ComEd Four" to face sentencing after their...
Jul 21, 2025 Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore walks out of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, July 21, after being sentenced to two years in prison and a $750,000 fine in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pro- and anti-Trump supporters make voices heard in Fulton County
CANTON, Ill. - Fulton County's largest city was the site of political protesters from both sides of the aisle on Sunday. 25 News reports the Fulton County 50501 Movement had organized a "Good Trouble"...
Jul 21, 2025 (25 News)
