Category Archives: Local News
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)
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
