Category Archives: Local News
Trump's "big bill" takes center stage in Illinois' U.S. Senate race
PEORIA, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail s...
Jul 11, 2025 U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, left, meets with independent pharmacy owners, including Dave Bagot of Petersburg Pharmacy (right), in Petersburg on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
IDPH claims measles outbreak in Illinois is over
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - While concern over a resurgence in measles cases nationwide grows, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps to prevent cases from showing up here. In an earlier rep...
Jul 11, 2025 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Second defendant pleads guilty in connection to armed robbery death
PEORIA, Ill. - One man has pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in connection with Facebook marketplace robbery that left one man dead. 20-year-old Keshawn Williams was one of five people charg...
Jul 11, 2025 Midwest Communications
Feds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Mike McClain
'ComEd Four' defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions Article summary Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent decades as a close friend and advisor to former Ill...
Jul 11, 2025 Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after a jury deadlocked on all six corruption charges alleged against both him and Madigan. But McClain was convicted on related charges in the “ComEd Four” trial in 2023 and faces sentencing later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria teen pleads not guilty in tow yard murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager accused of killing a man while speeding out of a tow yard during a carjacking pleaded not guilty in court Thursday. 18-year-old Terrance Shaw was arrested in June alon...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Man convicted of fatal 2023 hit-and-run South Peoria crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been found guilty for the death of a 28-year-old man two years ago in a South Peoria hit-and-run accident. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old John Ti...
Jul 10, 2025 John Timothy, Jr. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Trial date set for Bartonville man accused of abusing his infant child
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly abused his infant child. Court documents indicate 24-year-old Gabriel King is charged with Aggravated Battery in th...
Jul 10, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Contract talks stall between teachers and union at rural Marshall County school district
LACON, Ill. - Contract talks within a Marshall County school district have hit a wall. 25 News reports talks between the Midland District Seven School Board and the Midland Education Association have ...
Jul 10, 2025 (Midland CUSD 7)
Peoria kicks off 10th Great Neighbor Appreciation Week on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Great Neighbor Appreciation Week is back for a tenth year. On Saturday, neighbors, local organizations and businesses will take part in the City-Wide Cleanup from 9-11 a.m. in ...
Jul 10, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Article Summary: President Trump's domestic policy bill contains massive cuts in federal Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. One analysis predicts $48 billion in spending reductions in Illinois ...
Jul 10, 2025 A.J. Wilhelmi, CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, testifies before a legislative committee in March about impending cuts in federal Medicaid spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
