Category Archives: Local News
3 hospitalized after fire destroys apartment complex in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday after a fire destroyed an apartment complex in Washington. Washington Fire Chief Tyler Gee said the call came in around 8:15...
May 31, 2026 (25 News)
POWER Act data center regulation won't move forward this spring
Article Summary The POWER Act, an expansive bill to regulate data centers, will not pass the General Assembly this spring, but the bill's leaders say the measure isn't dead and negotiations will conti...
May 31, 2026 Christine Nannicelli, senior campaign representative for the Illinois Sierra Club, speaks at a rally in front of the Illinois Capitol about the need to pass the POWER Act, a bill regulating data centers, after the session ends. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Washington man, accused of trying to kill police, setting off explosion, to undergo fitness exam
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - A Washington man will undergo an exam to determine if he is fit to stand trial for allegedly firing gunshots at police and causing an explosion early Mother's Day mor...
May 30, 2026 39-year-old Scott Tyler Benway. (Tazewell County Jail via 25 News)
Man accused in Memorial Day shooting at Glen Oak Park ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge had ordered detained a man accused of firing numerous gunshots at Peoria's Glen Oak Park on Memorial Day. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Harlem Por...
May 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Edgar reflects on time leading Peoria Civic Center before departing to Moline
PEORIA, Ill. - The end of Rik Edgar's tenure leading the Peoria Civic Center is nearing its conclusion. Edgar will cap his eight-year run leading the facility on June 20th. He is stepping down to beco...
May 29, 2026 (File-Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tazewell County Board votes to not approve raise for county clerk
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The Tazewell County Board voted Wednesday to deny a salary increase to its county clerk for the next four years. Under the vote, Tazewell County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds Joh...
May 29, 2026 Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman holds a Certificate of Registered Voter, which a voter receives after casting a baloot to show proof they had done so. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PAAR: Higher mortgage rates aren't having a big effect on the local market
PEORIA, Ill. - Nationally, popular 30-year mortgage rates hit a nine-month high this week, averaging over 6.6 percent. Peoria Area Association of Realtors' Leslie Rothan says those rates are very subj...
May 29, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Peoria man accused in two shootings to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - The man allegedly behind two shootings earlier this month in Peoria was ordered to stay in jail at a hearing on Thursday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 21-year-old Om...
May 29, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Police seeking more information regarding shooting at Glen Oak Park
PEORIA, Ill. - With one arrest already made, Peoria Police are looking for more information regarding a shooting at Glen Oak Park this week. 20-year-old Harlem Porter was arrested in connection to the...
May 28, 2026
Man convicted for 2025 shooting at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been convicted for his role in a shooting last August at a Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old John Earl Nichols was found g...
May 28, 2026 courtroom gavel
