Category Archives: Local News
Three new appointments made by Peoria County Board
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Board is filling some upcoming vacancies. The board has approved George McKenna to become the next Peoria County Regional Superintendent, effective June 1st. He takes ...
May 09, 2025 (25 News)
Congressman returns home to Peoria to begin U.S Senate campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - It was a Peoria homecoming on Friday for an Illinois Congressman seeking a political promotion. 8th District Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi returned to his childhood home to begin h...
May 09, 2025 8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi speaks in front of his Peoria household to begin his candidacy for United States Senate. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PAAR: Realtors looking forward to a more active market this spring and summer
PEORIA, Ill. - Home sales in the Peoria area were down six percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same time in 2024. Peoria Area Association of Realtors President Chris Hilton tells...
May 09, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Peoria man arrested after allegedly soliciting minors in Knox County
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been arrested after allegedly soliciting minors for sex in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says it worked with Peoria Police on an operation targeting onl...
May 09, 2025 (Knox County Sheriff's Office)
Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illin...
May 09, 2025 The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at
the Illinois State Beach Park near Zion to protect the park’s beaches. (Capitol News
Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals. That...
May 09, 2025 Demonstrators outside the Illinois Statehouse rally for immigrant rights during the 15th annual Latino Unity Day on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
East Peoria approves plans for future Levee District development
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria commissioners this week approved an ordinance that paves the way for future development in the Levee District. The council on Tuesday approved the Levee District Overla...
May 08, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Peoria-area eye practice closing its doors for good
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria-area eye doctor is closing its doors after more than four decades in business. Bond Eye Associates announced Thursday that its practice will close for good on June 27th. The ow...
May 08, 2025 (Bond Eye Associates)
Victim in fatal Dunlap multi-vehicle crash identified
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the victim in a fatal multi-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Dunlap. Jamie Harwood says 22-year-old Ryan Todd of Dunlap was pronounced ...
May 08, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Bishop Tylka of Catholic Diocese of Peoria welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria says the news of the election of Pope Leo XIV is welcomed with "hearts full of joy and hope." In a statement, Bishop Louis Tylka says Pope Leo...
May 08, 2025 Bishop Louis Tylka of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria (right) leads a memorial service for Pope Francis on April 28th, 2025. (Catholic Diocese of Peoria)
