Category Archives: Local News
Two central Illinois small businesses receive state honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria-area small businesses have joined a club of being some of the best in the state of Illinois. Tres Rojas Winery of Washington and Sarah Beth's Homemade Dips of Hanna City rece...
Aug 05, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man indicted for role in mass shooting turned fatal in South Peoria in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused in a fatal shooting two years ago in South Peoria has been indicted by a grand jury. 22-year-old Jyvonnie Williams was indicted on Tuesday of one count of First Degree M...
Aug 05, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Longtime ComEd lobbyist gets 1 year in prison for role in Madigan bribery scheme
Article Summary Jay Doherty, a longtime lobbyist and consultant for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a bribery scheme aimed at former Illino...
Aug 05, 2025 Former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist and City Club of Chicago director Jay Doherty leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Aug. 5, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Chillicothe man arrested on alleged child porn distibution charges
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A Chillicothe man has been arrested after allegedly uploading child pornography. Police Chief Jeremy Cooper says 27-year-old Kewan Hudson was arrested Tuesday after a search warran...
Aug 05, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Morton joins other central Illinois cities to implement local grocery tax
MORTON, Ill. - Morton is joining other communities across central Illinois in implementing a grocery tax. The village Board of Trustees approved the 1% local tax at Monday night's meeting. There was n...
Aug 05, 2025
Woodford County Coroner seeking statewide position
EL PASO, Ill. - The Woodford County Coroner wants a job in Springfield. Tim Ruestman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 105th District on Tuesday nex...
Aug 05, 2025 (Tim Ruestman)
Caterpillar warns of $1.5 billion hit as tariffs to hurt profit more in second half
(Reuters) -Caterpillar warned on Tuesday U.S. tariffs would pose significant challenges in the second half of the year and cost the construction equipment maker up to $1.5 billion in 2025. Sweeping ta...
Aug 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Caterpillar is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo
Congressman Darin LaHood launches re-election campaign for 2026 midterms
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria-area's Republican representative in Congress is seeking another term in Washington. 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood of Dunlap launched his re-election bid on Tuesday f...
Aug 05, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
I-474 road project seen as a boon for Pekin economic development
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin has closed a deal on a large land purchase that paves the way for a decades-long plan to connect the city to I-474. City officials began talking about it as far back as 1...
Aug 05, 2025 (25 News)
Family escapes Woodford Co. fire thanks to smoke detectors, fire chief says
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - Smoke detectors may have prevented a tragedy in Germantown Hills over the weekend. Fire Chief Chip Wilmot says fire broke out around 11:45 Sunday morning at a home on...
Aug 05, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
