Category Archives: Local News
Peoria approves new contract for waste and recycling collection
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria has a new agreement for waste collection services that it hopes lasts for decades to come. The city council Tuesday night approved a three-year deal with Green for Li...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gflenv.com)
Fire damages homes Thursday morning in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two homes were damaged after a fire Thursday morning on Peoria's South Side. 25 News reports the fire call came in just before 6:45 A.M. at a house on West Latrobe. Limestone Fire Prote...
Apr 10, 2025 (25 News)
At Jones trial, jury hears lawmaker bringing colleague into fold of 'personal benefits'
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - On a warm Tuesday evening in late June 2019, state Sen. Emil Jones III walked out onto the patio at a suburban steakhouse and into an hourslong dinner that woul...
Apr 10, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, April 7, after the first day of jury selection in his corruption trial. Jones is accused of agreeing to bribes from a red-light camera company and then lying to the FBI about it. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Road tests to renew driver's licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House....
Apr 10, 2025 The Illinois House meets on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a re...
Apr 09, 2025 House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, speaks to reporters at the Illinois Statehouse on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 after a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Peoria Rivermen seek back-to-back SPHL titles starting this week
PEORIA, Ill. - After a successful regular season, the Peoria Rivermen are shifting their focus to defending their President's Cup title. The Rivermen are the top seed in the Southern Professional Hock...
Apr 09, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Federal funding fully restored to Peoria public television station WTVP
PEORIA, Ill. - A dark chapter in the history of Peoria public television station WTVP has now been closed. CEO and President Jenn Gordon says WTVP received more than $1.6 million in funds from the Cor...
Apr 09, 2025 (25 News)
Pekin man convicted of attempting to entice a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal court jury in Peoria has found a Pekin man guilty of attempting to entice a minor. Sentencing for Joseph Perkins, 32, is scheduled for August 13. Government prosecutors testif...
Apr 09, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Bartonville men take plea deals regarding role in train derailment in November '24
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men from Bartonville have made plea deals after reportedly being involved in a train derailment last year. 20-year-old Jimmy Johnson and 18-year-old Caleb Finley were sentenced last...
Apr 09, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
One injured after semitruck rollover crash on Route 6
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a local hospital after a semi-truck rollover crash on Route 6 Wednesday morning. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred just after 7:00 A.M. in the southb...
Apr 09, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
