Category Archives: Local News
IL House passes physician-assisted end of life bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - After a long debate, the Illinois House approved the physician-assisted end of life bill Thursday night. The measure was approved on a vote of 63 in favor, 42 against, 2 voting pre...
May 30, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
Peoria man accused of armed carjacking pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of armed carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint is pleading not guilty to charges of aggravated vehicle hijacking and unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Polic...
May 30, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Crews rescue occupant of a rollover accident in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle roller Thursday night in the area of N. Flora and W. Archer Avenues in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says crews arrived around 9...
May 30, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minors
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker. Senate Bill 8, als...
May 29, 2025 Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, speaks on the House floor on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Special Kids Day event at Washington's Good Neighbor Days canceled for 2025
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington's Good Neighbor Days gets underway this week. But an event part of the festival for children with disabilities will not be part of it. 25 News reports festival organizers...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse-racing industry in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its accompanying horse betting,...
May 29, 2025 Sen. Patrick Joyce, (center) D-Essex, speaks in favor of his bill to expand horse racing in Illinois alongside Jeff Davis, president of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association, and Nicole Bateman, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur-Macon County. Decatur would be the site of a new racino under the legislation. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Sentence reduced for man convicted for role in fatal Peoria pedestrain crash in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - An appellate court has reduced the prison sentence of a man convicted for his role in a fatal pedestrian crash in Peoria two years ago. The 4th District Appellate Court ruled that the j...
May 29, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria Warehouse District building approved for alcohol sales
PEORIA, Ill. - A building in Peoria's Warehouse District has been given approval to have alcohol on site. The city council on Tuesday approved a site application for S & A Hospitality, which opera...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Gas leak in North Peoria temporarily closes bank
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria bank building is closed after a gas leak Thursday morning. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the area of Knoxville and Inverness just after 9:15 A.M. on reports of a natura...
May 29, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing 'broad-based' tax increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget n...
May 29, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Pritzker pledged to veto any budget with “broad-based” tax increases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
