Category Archives: Local News
Peoria's "More Than Pink" Walk celebrates 40 years of awareness this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria tradition celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. The Susan G. Komen Memorial Affiliate is hosting the "More Than Pink" Walk Saturday morning, starting bright and early a...
May 08, 2025 (File-Susan G. Komen)
Pekin man indicted for attempted enticement of a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly trying to entice a minor for sex. 41-year-old Mark Peterson is named in a 22-page criminal complaint filed in federal court on April 25...
May 08, 2025 (United States Dept. of Justice)
Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds following judge's order
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states' access to hundreds of millions of doll...
May 08, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured in a file photo. He was part of a lawsuit securing a temporary injunction to stop the Trump administration from cutting off more than $77 million in education funds to the state. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Illinois stop on immigration laws called 'publicity stunt'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize Illinois' immigration laws and its gov...
May 07, 2025 DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks in front of a house in the neighborhood where progressive activist Emma Shafer was murdered in 2023. Noem holds a binder full of pictures of people she said are “still at large” after engaging in criminal activity in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Former Councilman Grayeb honored at final Peoria City Council meeting
PEORIA, Ill. - Tuesday night saw the conclusion of a nearly quarter century of service on the Peoria City Council. It was the final meeting for now-former 2nd District Councilman Chuck Grayeb. Grayeb ...
May 07, 2025 Former Peoria Councilman Chuck Grayeb (right) receives a plaque at his final meeting in office on May 6th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Motorcycle rider dies after multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap
UPDATED 3:58 P.M. DUNLAP, Ill. - One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Dunlap Wednesday morning. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the crash occurred in the area of Knoxville and Ce...
May 07, 2025
OSF HealthCare lights up the Murray Baker Bridge for Nurses Week
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF HealthCare is lighting up the Murray Baker Bridge in red, in honor of National Nurses Week, which runs May 6-12. A lighting ceremony was held Tuesday night at East Peoria Riverfront...
May 07, 2025 The Murray Baker Bridge will be lit up in red lights the week of May 6th in honor of National Nurses Week. (Photo from OSF HealthCare Facebook)
PPD: Garbage truck driver robbed at gunpoint
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are looking for someone who allegedly robbed a Peoria garbage truck driver at gunpoint. Officers were called to the area of S. Western and W. Lincoln Avenues just before 6 a.m. T...
May 07, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Campustown restaurant announces closure
PEORIA, Ill. - A restaurant near Bradley University is closing its doors for good. In a social media post on Wednesday, the Fieldhouse in Campustown announced it has made the "difficult decision" to c...
May 07, 2025 (The Fieldhouse Facebook)
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announces Senate candidacy
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is the latest Democrat to enter the 2026 U.S. Senate primary for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin's seat. Krishnamoorthi, of Schaumburg, has re...
May 07, 2025 U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, speaks at the 2022 Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association annual brunch in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
