Category Archives: Local News
Washington and Dee-Mack earn trips to girls' basketball state finals
NORMAL, Ill. - Two Peoria-area girls basketball teams will be playing on the state's biggest stage this weekend. The Washington and Dee-Mack girls' teams both won supersectionals Monday night to advan...
Mar 02, 2026 (WCHS #308 Athletics Facebook)
Man pleads guilty for role in 2024 South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man could be facing more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting in South Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 45-year-old Aub...
Mar 02, 2026 courtroom gavel
Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a governor-appointed commission to investigate Illinois-linked crimes connected to the network of international sex trafficker ...
Mar 02, 2026 Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid and Rep. Anne Stava hold signs promoting the Illinois Epstein Files Investigation Act at a news conference in downtown Chicago on March 2, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Homicide-free 2026 so far in Peoria, but shooting numbers rising
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say 2026 has been homicide-free through February, but shootings are increasing. In its Year-to-Date shooting report released on Monday, police say there have been no homic...
Mar 02, 2026
Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor
Article Summary Comptroller Susana Mendoza is endorsing Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim to be her successor. Mendoza said she supports Kim because of her experience managing finances in one of Illinoi...
Mar 02, 2026 Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim stands with supporters outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield on petition filing day on Oct. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois Central College reveals finalists for president
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The three finalists vying to lead Illinois Central College have been announced. The college revealed the three finalists on Monday, each of whom will have public forums over the ne...
Mar 02, 2026 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dancing with the Stars pro ends up in Peoria hospital
Correction: Chmerkovskiy was not able to perform in Sunday's show in Peoria. The tour had the day off on Monday. He was expecting to return to the stage for their next performance on Tuesday. PEORIA, ...
Mar 02, 2026 Dancing with the Stars LIVE is coming to Peoria on Sunday, March 1.
(Peoria Civic Center)
How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and interest from the Road Fund - funding historically used to fix roads - to public transportation. The money...
Mar 02, 2026 Interstate 80 in Grundy, a part of Senate District 38, was set to receive $112.6 million for the reconstruction of 6.5 miles and other improvements from east of the Seneca interchange to west of Illinois 47. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
Anti-war protests held in Bloomington, Peoria as US, Israel attack Iran
By Gianna Njau BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - Dozens of people gathered Sunday near Bloomington's Eastland Mall, while other demonstrators met near Bradley University in Peoria to express their opposit...
Mar 02, 2026 About 50 people gathered on Sunday along Veterans Parkway in Bloomington, protesting the air war going on between the U.S. and Iran. (25 News)
Peoria gas prices climb for a fourth straight week; national average nears $3 mark
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria area drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump as average gas prices have risen for the fourth straight week, according to the latest survey from GasBuddy. The average price of u...
Mar 02, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
