Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County Sheriff urges firework safety after recent injuries
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County's Sheriff is urging people to be careful with fireworks after an incident near Edwards on Tuesday night. Three people were injured after a firework reportedly went ...
Jul 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Coroner speaks out on recent deaths of young children in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County's Coroner says the death of a baby this week in South Peoria raised suspicions with him almost right away. Seven-month-old Eland Davis was pronounced dead on Tuesday after...
Jul 02, 2025 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights names new police chief
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - There's a new person leading the Peoria Heights Police Department. The village announced Wednesday that Chris Ahart is now the police chief. He takes over for Dustin Sutton, who...
Jul 02, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
State ends fiscal year with record revenue
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the year closed on June 30 with the state setting a new...
Jul 02, 2025 The Illinois Capitol is pictured on May 31, 2025, during the final day of the spring session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Multiple vehicles burglarized Wednesday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating after more than a dozen vehicles were broken into early Wednesday morning. Officers were flagged down just after 3:00 A.M. near Knoxville and Hines, afte...
Jul 02, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: South Peoria baby's cause of death revealed, 41-year-old charged in his death
UPDATE 1:02 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of death for a seven-month-old South Peoria baby who died on Tuesday has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Eland Davis suffered abusiv...
Jul 02, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Hispanic festival canceled over deportation concerns
PEORIA, Ill. - A showcase of Hispanic culture along the Peoria Riverfront will not be happening this year. 25 News reports that the Peoria Park District has canceled Fiesta en El Rio over concerns fro...
Jul 02, 2025 (Fiesta en el Rio/Peoria Park District)
Teens indicted on murder charges for S. Peoria tow yard death last month
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were indicted on Tuesday in connection with the death of a tow yard employee in June. A Peoria County grand jury indicted 18-year-old Terrance Shaw and 16-year-old Jaylin ...
Jul 02, 2025 Brian Turner / CC
American Idol and The Voice Star Victor Solomon to Sing National Anthem at Red White and BOOM!
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's own Victor Solomon will sing the National Anthem ahead of Choose Greater Peoria RED WHITE AND BOOM! presented by i3 Broadband on the 4th of July over the Peoria and East Peoria...
Jul 02, 2025
Gov. Pritzker signs into law two bills aimed at healthcare costs at OSF Healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. - New state laws to help people's healthcare costs were signed into law in downtown Peoria on Tuesday. Governor J.B. Pritzker put his signatures on the Prescription Drug Affordability Act...
Jul 01, 2025 Gov. J.B. Pritzker is joined by area legislators and community leaders to sign two bills into law at OSF Healthcare's downtown Peoria headquarters. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
