Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police arrest armed suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is facing multiple charges following an armed incident in Peoria. Police say officers responded Saturday night to North Bourland and West Armstrong Avenues on reports that two-arm...
May 12, 2026 41-year-old Justin Pizzaro. (Peoria County Jail)
East Peoria suspends electrical aggregation program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Officials with the City of East Peoria have suspended the electrical aggregation program after they were unable to secure a better electricity supply rate for residents. Officials ...
May 12, 2026 (City of East Peoria)
East Peoria barn fire causes $150,000 in damage
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria Fire Department is investigating the cause of a barn fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon on Cimmeron Drive. Crews were called to the scene at 5:09 p.m., finding t...
May 12, 2026
Judge delays decision on special prosecutor for 'Operation Midway Blitz' to review new developments
Article Summary A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during last fall's ...
May 11, 2026 The Cook County Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
UPDATE: Changes coming to relationship between OSF and St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - Changes are looming for a powerhouse medical partnership in Peoria. In a statement released on Monday, OSF Healthcare announced that the Children's Hospital of Illinois, as well as the ...
May 11, 2026 (OSF HealthCare)
UPDATE: Georgia woman and Missouri man identified after fatal shooting in downtown Peoria
(UPDATED 5:51 P.M.) PEORIA, Ill. - The two people who died after a domestic disturbance that turned into an officer-involved shooting in downtown Peoria have been identified. The incident occurred Fri...
May 11, 2026 (Peoria County Coroner)
As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
Article Summary As thousands of Illinois households lose their federal food assistance this month, business owners are also preparing for potential loss. When households lose their benefits, they spen...
May 11, 2026 Craig Norrenberns, a fourth-generation Illinois grocer, poses in one of the four independent groceries he owns in southern Illinois. Norrenberns testified before a House committee about the potential impacts SNAP cuts will have on independent grocers. (Photo courtesy Norrenberns)
Jefferson Ave changing from one-way to two-way traffic Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Two-way traffic begins on Jefferson Avenue on Tuesday morning in downtown Peoria. Construction barrels will be removed at 10 a.m., and Peoria Police will be there to help ensure things ...
May 11, 2026 Jefferson Avenue in downtown Peoria will go from one-way to two-way traffic on Tuesday at 10 a.m. (1470/100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
How do data centers benefit the places where they're built? Local mayors give mixed reviews
Article Summary Lawmakers are currently debating how to regulate data centers while balancing that goal with the economic benefits the facilities can bring to communities. No regulations have moved be...
May 11, 2026 A new data center owned by CyrusOne is being built in Aurora. The Texas-based CyrusOne received state backing for the project in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peorian sentenced to decade in prison for selling methamphetamine
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is facing 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. 32-year-old Morelle Foster entered a guilty plea back in January. Authorities say Foster is responsible for d...
May 11, 2026 32-year-old Morelle Foster. (Peoria County Jail)
