Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Park District unveils Track Chairs to make trails more accessible
PEORIA, Ill. - "The Track Chair is essentially when a Caterpillar tractor and a wheelchair have a baby." That's how Peoria Park District Executive Director Emily Cahill described the new devices that ...
Sep 18, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Carle Health brings two hospitals under one banner
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria hospitals are merging under one banner. Carle Health Methodist and Proctor Hospitals are uniting together to operate as one hospital with two campuses on November 1st. Procto...
Sep 18, 2026 (Carle Health)
GOP state representatives from central Illinois call for changes to or repeal of SAFE-T Act on its anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - On the third anniversary of Illinois' cashless bail law, some central Illinois legislators are calling for major changes, or for it to be repealed. The SAFE-T Act was implemented o...
Sep 18, 2026 (25 News)
Man accused of decade-old murder set for October hearing
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Keith Brackett, who is accused of murdering 13-year-old Robert Bee of Pekin a decade ago, will be back in court October 1 for a review detention hearing. The review will be fol...
Sep 18, 2026 courtroom gavel
Dog lovers gather this weekend for Woofstock 2026 in Kickapoo
PEORIA, Ill. - If you're looking for something fun to do with the family-and your dog-head out to Kickapoo this Sunday. SAMS Rescue is hosting Woofstock 2026. "We have live music. This year, it's at K...
Sep 18, 2026 Woofstock 2026 is being held at the Sportsman's Club in Kickapoo this Sunday. (SAMS Shelter)
15 residents filed complaints against Homeland Security for Midway Blitz harms
Article Summary Over a dozen U.S. citizens and legal residents submitted administrative complaints to the Department of Homeland Security for alleged harms committed by agents amid Operation Midway Bl...
Sep 18, 2026 Harvard data scientist Kyle Frankovich stands at a Sept. 17, 2026, news conference between photos of Department of Homeland Security social media posts using images of him with his arms zip-tied behind his back after protesting at the Broadview immigration detention center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Bradley launches Media Engagement Lab to prepare students for data-driven careers
By Jack Bozikis PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Bradley University has launched a new Media Engagement Lab aimed at giving students hands-on experience with the data and analytics increasingly used across th...
Sep 18, 2026 Bradley University's new Media Engagement Lab. (25 News)
Illinois unemployment drops to 4.7 percent, payrolls down in August
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Fewer Illinoisans were looking for work last month, but the state's job market is still showing signs of a slowdown. State labor data released Thursday shows the Illinois unemploym...
Sep 18, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Trial continued for man accused of sex crimes against a child
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A man accused of sex crimes against a 13-year-old has had his trial continued to the end of October. Alfred Cohoon appeared for a scheduling conference in the Peoria County Co...
Sep 17, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Investigator cites arson as cause of Peoria garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Fire investigator is citing arson as the cause of a garage fire Thursday morning. Peoria Fire crews responded to the two-stall garage fire in the area of Thrush and Sheridan at...
Sep 17, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
