Category Archives: Local News
Pekin police searching for armed suspect
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin police says they are looking for a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a resident. Police say officers responded to a house in the 1300 block of South 13th Street. The homeowner sai...
May 25, 2025 Pekin Police Department
Peoria Heights fire chief fired
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Peoria Heights Village Board has parted ways with Fire Chief Dan Decker. The board, during a special meeting Saturday, voted not to renew Decker's contract. Decker had been ...
May 25, 2025 Photo: 25 News (File)
Four adults, six pets displaced by Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill - A house resulted in injuries to one person. Peoria firefighters responded to a report of a kitchen fire at a residence on Meadows Place off Sheridan Road. Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall sa...
May 25, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley baseball coach announces retirement
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University has begun a nationwide search for a new baseball coach. The University announced through a news release that baseball Head Coach Elvis Dominguez has retired. Domingue...
May 25, 2025 Photo: Bradley University Athletics
Schnucks Mango Salsa recalled
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Schnucks has announced a recall of Schnucks Mango Salsa. United Fruit and Product Company says the recall is out of an abundance of caution because the product contains cucumber that ...
May 25, 2025 Pholo: 25 News
Post-holiday road projects to begin
PEORIA, Ill. - Several area road projects will be getting underway after the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Beginning Tuesday in West Peoria, Rohmann and Sterling Avenues will be closed for one week fo...
May 25, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Washington High School juniors get perfect ACT scores
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Good news is worth waiting for. Washington High School juniors Isaac DeSutter and Grady Hahn had trouble finding their ACT scores on line. This, weeks after their peers had received...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Peoria Fire Department gets new Truck 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Brand spanking new equipment for the Peoria Fire Department. A $3.2-million firetruck purchased by the City of Peoria will replace an aging Truck 1. The purchase included two engines an...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers passed two bills this week that aim to support mothers in the state. One bill requires employers to give paid time off to employees who p...
May 24, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
ISP: Expect enhanced enforcement throughout Memorial Day Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As Memorial Day Weekend gets underway, Illinois State Police will be out looking for distracted and drunk drivers, and seat belt violations. "We are going to have an increased numb...
May 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
