Category Archives: Local News
National Weather Service marks Severe Weather Preparedness Week by urging people to be ready
LINCOLN, Ill. - The impending arrival of spring also means severe weather threats are not too far behind. With the impending threats throughout the next few months, the National Weather Service has de...
Mar 04, 2026 (NOAA/National Weather Service)
Bradley University adding new women's sports opportunities
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University is expanding competitive sports opportunities for women with the addition of five new Premier Club Sports, an investment that President James Shadid says strengthens ...
Mar 04, 2026 (Bradley University)
Peoria Heights mayor explains why his village is banning kratom
By Angeles Ponpa PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) -Added to the list of communities banning the sale of kratom is the Village of Peoria Heights. The village board voted unanimously last week to amend th...
Mar 04, 2026 Peoria Heights joins a list of local communities banning the sale of Kratom. (25 News)
"County Cares" returns to 104.9 The Wolf raising money for St. Jude
PEORIA, Ill. - Each year, 104.9 The Wolf spends two days raising money for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The Wolf's Mike Stechman and John Young will broadca...
Mar 04, 2026 104.9 The Wolf personalities Mike Stechman and John Young broadcasting for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Wednesday abd Thursday this week. (1470/100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Father indicted again by Peoria County grand jury for alleged abuse of infant son
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man on another charge for allegedly injuring his infant son. 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols was indicted of aggravated battery on Tuesday, a Clas...
Mar 03, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
Former DOJ attorneys intervene in lawsuit seeking sensitive Illinois voter registration data
Article Summary Eighteen former Department of Justice attorneys signed onto an amicus brief arguing the Trump administration has no legal authority to demand voter registration data from Illinois. Ill...
Mar 03, 2026 David Becker, founder and executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, is among 18 former Department of Justice attorneys who filed a brief in federal court in Illinois opposing the department’s lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter registration database. (Screenshot of Zoom call by Capitol News Illinois)
Peoria Housing Authority seeks to clarify recent leadership changes, financial mismanagement
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Housing Authority spent Tuesday afternoon seeking to clarify and explain recent changes in leadership and alleged mismanagement. At the PHA offices, interim CEO Damon Duncan ...
Mar 03, 2026 Peoria Housing Authority interim CEO Damon Duncan addresses questions at a press conference, with Board of Commissioners Chairman Kadar Heffner in the background. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
Article Summary Former President Bill Clinton recently mentioned Gov. JB Pritzker in a deposition to Congress regarding sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying he thought he might have traveled on Epst...
Mar 03, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois WIC Expands Food Options, Giving Families More Choices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Families across Illinois receiving assistance from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) now have more choices at the grocery store. The...
Mar 03, 2026 Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS website)
Peoria's New Hope Apartments closes its doors
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - New Hope Apartments in Peoria closed its doors for the foreseeable future on Monday, leaving some residents without a place to stay. The supportive housing facilit...
Mar 03, 2026 Peoria's New Hope Apartments closed their doors on Monday. (25 News)
