Category Archives: Local News
Fire temporarily closes Rhythm Kitchen on Peoria's riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at Rhythm Kitchen restaurant on Peoria's riverfront Friday afternoon caused an estimated $10,000 damage, but quick action by employees and the kitchen's sprinkler system kept the...
Mar 21, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Iowa man arrested for allegedly stabbing aunt in Pekin home
PEKIN, Ill. - An Iowa man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing his aunt and attacking a Pekin Police sergeant. 25 News reports 18-year-old Adam Stiltz was taken to the Tazewel...
Mar 20, 2026
Update: Dunlap High School bomb threat deemed 'swatting' incident
DUNLAP, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bomb threat called into Dunlap High School on Friday afternoon is believed to be part of a nationwide "swatting" trend targeting schoo...
Mar 20, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
Peoria Park District debuts new sculpture at Upper Laura Bradley Park that honors indigenous people
PEORIA, Ill. - A sculpture that honors Peoria's connections to those who tended the land before European settlers arrived is now available for the public's eye. On Friday morning, a ribbon cutting cer...
Mar 20, 2026 Artist Preston Jackson speaks at a ceremony for the unveiling of his statue at Upper Laura Bradley Park, entitled "Never Extinct: A Pictorial History of Indigenous People." (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
Article Summary Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department of Agriculture as part of a grant program to support local food infrastruct...
Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s
refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’
Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Dog dies in Bartonville house fire
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a working fire in Bartonville Thursday afternoon in the area of Peru Avenue and Adams Street. Fire Chief Drew Zachman said crews arrived around 4:30 p.m...
Mar 20, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
Howard's lead grows in Peoria Public Schools board District 3 race
PEORIA, Ill. - The lead grows for the current frontrunner for the District 3 seat on the Peoria Public Schools board. The first post-Election Day ballots were counted on Thursday by the Peoria County ...
Mar 19, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
Margaret Croke wins Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller
Article Summary State Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago will be the Democrats' nominee for comptroller, the Associated Press reported. Croke won a narrow victory of Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, aft...
Mar 19, 2026 Democratic state representative and comptroller candidate Margaret Croke talks to a staffer on Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign on Monday, Oct. 27, before filing nominating petitions for comptroller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Companies could be on the hook work-related activities before and after shifts start, court rules
Article Summary Illinois' wage law does not include federal exclusions that would shield companies from having to pay employees for pre-and post-shift activities, the state high court ruled. The rulin...
Mar 19, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Lawyers say D.C. court's decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
Article Summary An appellate court in Washington, D.C., struck down a law in the district that banned large-capacity magazines, and lawyers challenging a similar law in Illinois say the appellate cour...
Mar 19, 2026 Lawyers in a case challenging Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider additional arguments as a three-judge panel continues to weigh the case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
