Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Motorcycle rider dies after multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. DUNLAP, Ill. - One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap Wednesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the crash occurred in the area of Knoxville and Ce...
May 07, 2025
OSF HealthCare lights up the Murray Baker Bridge for Nurses Week
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare is lighting up the Murray Baker Bridge in red, in honor of National Nurses Week, which runs May 6-12. A lighting ceremony was held Tuesday night at East Peoria Riverfront...
May 07, 2025 The Murray Baker Bridge will be lit up in red lights the week of May 6th in honor of National Nurses Week. (Photo from OSF HealthCare Facebook)
PPD: Garbage truck driver robbed at gunpoint
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are looking for someone who allegedly robbed a Peoria garbage truck driver at gunpoint. Officers were called to the area of S. Western and W. Lincoln Avenues just before 6 a.m. T...
May 07, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Campustown restaurant announces closure
PEORIA, Ill. - A restaurant near Bradley University is closing its doors for good. In a social media post on Wednesday, the Fieldhouse in Campustown announced it has made the "difficult decision" to c...
May 07, 2025 (The Fieldhouse Facebook)
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announces Senate candidacy
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is the latest Democrat to enter the 2026 U.S. Senate primary for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin's seat. Krishnamoorthi, of Schaumburg, has re...
May 07, 2025 U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, speaks at the 2022 Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association annual brunch in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria swears in new council with continuity from the previous council
PEORIA, Ill. - The newest council for the city of Peoria was sworn-in Tuesday night, and looks almost identical to the previous council. Peoria Mayor Rita Ali was sworn-in to a second term in office, ...
May 06, 2025 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali (center) is joined by family members as she's sworn-in for a second term. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New study suggests changes to Illinois' community college-university pipeline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many students have turned to local community colleges as a way of holding down the cost of pursuing a deg...
May 06, 2025 The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Arrest made in April shooting of teen on Peoria's South Side
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting last month on Peoria's South Side that injured a 14-year-old. Peoria Police say 18-year-old Kavione McCall was identified as the susp...
May 06, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Sorensen behind legislation to increase rural broadband internet access
WASHINGTON, D.C. - One of the Peoria-area's Congressman is introducing legislation to try and make broadband internet more accessible in rural areas. 17th District Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline)...
May 06, 2025 Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) speaks Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives. (U.S. House of Representatives via Rep. Ric Sorensen)
UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly joins Democratic primary to fill Durbin's Senate seat
UPDATED 12:20 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is the second Democrat to step into the 2026 primary race to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Kelly, a resident of south ...
May 06, 2025 U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is pictured in her final state central committee meeting as Democratic Party of Illinois chair in 2022. At the time, she was unseated by state Rep. Lisa Hernandez, Gov. JB Pritzker’s preferred candidate for party chair. She’s pictured alongside then-party treasurer Michael Dorf. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
