Category Archives: Local News
Woman arrested after alleged armed robbery at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is facing numerous charges after an alleged armed robbery Sunday night at a Peoria apartment complex. Peoria Police says officers responded just before midnight to the Lexington...
Jun 19, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Tazewell County honors first former slave to own land in the county for Juneteenth
TREMONT, Ill. - Tazewell County marked Juneteenth with the dedication of a new Illinois State Historical Marker. The Illinois State Historical Marker in rural Tremont recognizes Peter Logan, the first...
Jun 19, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin Police participating in the IL Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday morning
PEKIN, Ill. - The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run will be making its way through Pekin Friday morning. The Torch Run, which supports the Special Olympics, got its start in Illinois back in 1986, wi...
Jun 19, 2025 Law enforcement officers running in the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. (Special Olympics of Illinois Facebook)
Peoria man arrested on multiple gun charges on Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - During a traffic stop Tuesday, Peoria Police arrested a man allegedly wanted on multiple gun charges. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says 19-year-old Kamarion Collins was taken into custo...
Jun 19, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Storms brought heavy rain and tornadoes to Central IL Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - Severe storms that rolled through Central Illinois on Wednesday brought heavy rain and some tornadoes. The National Weather Service in Lincoln says tornadoes were reported in Tazewell, ...
Jun 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
GOP lawsuit seeks to end 'gut-and-replace' legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A group of Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to nullify legislation they say would indelibly alter both the business and legal lands...
Jun 18, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, left, and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch are named as defendants in a lawsuit challenging passage of a bill that would make a significant change in state law regarding corporate liability. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock)
Teen to spend 14 years in prison in death of mother in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager will spend more than a decade in prison for the strangulation death of his mother in Peoria's East Bluff two years ago. 25 News reports 19-year-old Avion Tapia will spend the...
Jun 18, 2025 courtroom gavel
Coroner identifies body found in box truck in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The identity of the body found in a box truck in Peoria last week is now known. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the body is of 73-year-old Edward DeArcos of Peoria. DeArcos' bo...
Jun 18, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Arson to blame for fire at a Peoria assisted living facility
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to a fire alarm at an assisted living facility on W. Richwoods Boulevard in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall says crews arrived a...
Jun 18, 2025 Midwest Communications
Tiny home shelter proposed to help with Peoria's homelessness
PEORIA, Ill. - The latest proposal for addressing homelessness in Peoria is a tiny shelter village, similar to one planned for Bloomington. Dream Center Peoria told the City Council that people who do...
Jun 18, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Dream Center Peoria--25 News)
