Category Archives: Local News
East Peoria Council Approves Recreational Marijuana Sales Tax
The East Peoria City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night, in favor of a 3-percent sales tax for recreational marijuana. The council also voted to change the city's zoning codes to define and permit cannab...
Sep 18, 2019 City of East Peoria
Peoria airport touts record-setting numbers
PEORIA, Ill. -- 2019 could end up being a banner year for the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. June saw 65,919 passengers go through the airport during that month, which was a re...
Sep 17, 2019 AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Illinois To Offer One Time Tax Amnesty Program
Have you had any tax liabilities between 2011 and 2018? You may be eligible for amnesty. The Illinois Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that beginning Oct. 1 until Nov. 15, eligible taxpayers wh...
Sep 17, 2019 Midwest Communications
Cokie Roberts Has Died At The Age Of 75
(AP) - Cokie Roberts, longtime political reporter and analyst at ABC News and NPR, has died at age 75. ABC announced her death on Tuesday. Roberts was the daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs, two members...
Sep 17, 2019 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Build Peoria Prepping For 3rd Chili Cook-Off
Eat chili, support a great cause. Build Peoria is preparing for their 3rd annual Chili Cook-Off this weekend at Dozer Park. The organization's Andrea Huprich tells WMBD's Greg and Dan, 12 local restau...
Sep 17, 2019 buildpeoria.org
Early Morning Shooting Leaves One Injured
Peoria Police responded to a Shotspotter alert from the 2700 block of W. Trewyn around 5:20 a.m. Tuesday. Officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound nearby in the 2900 block of W. Krause a shor...
Sep 17, 2019 Midwest Communications
Edwards Plant Could Close Under Agreement
Local environmental groups are closer to shutting down the E.D. Edwards coal plant in Peoria County. The Sierra Club announced in a release on Monday that a proposed settlement between Vistra Energy a...
Sep 17, 2019 Vistraenergy.com
Tazewell County Sheriff Warns of Phone Scam
A new phone scam making its rounds in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office say they that residents have been receiving phone calls from subjects identifying themselves as detectives f...
Sep 16, 2019
Tazewell County, local healthcare system teaming up for screenings
PEORIA, Ill. -- With October's recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Tazewell County Health Department and UnityPoint Health announced Monday there will be a day in October of free mammogr...
Sep 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Fall hazardous waste collection sites announced in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its fall schedule for collecting household hazardous waste. Residents may take leftover household products containin...
Sep 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
