Category Archives: Local News
Peoria firefighters rescue seven pets from fire Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters in Peoria were busy late Thursday night battling a structure fire that spread to a trailer and a detached garage, but they safely pulled seven pets out of the home. Fire Ba...
May 01, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Update: Peoria Co. Sheriff's deputies capture wanted man
Updated at 7:45 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Around 7 a.m. Friday, Peoria County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in the 1800 block of Kickapoo Creek Road, on reports of a man found in someone's garage...
May 01, 2026 Police are searching for 52-year-old Christopher Richerson, wanted for Aggravated Battery and Attempted Murder out of Tazewell County. (Peoria Police)
SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago Police officer
Article Summary The SAFE-T Act is once again making headlines after a man on pretrial release was charged for the murder of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew. Republicans are calling for changes...
Apr 30, 2026 Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey holds a news conference at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial outside the Capitol in Springfield on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois by Jenna Schweikert)
Woman arrested after allegedly shooting man in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after allegedly shooting someone in Peoria Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the leg in the area of Lehman an...
Apr 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Latest batch of students sign commitments through Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The latest batch of students to make a commitment to an apprenticeship in central Illinois signed on the dotted line Thursday. Illinois Central College hosted a ceremony at the Per...
Apr 30, 2026 Students sign contracts to begin their journey with Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
Article Summary A new bill would preserve the privacy of transgender and abortion patients by removing testosterone from the state's Prescription Monitoring Program and prohibiting the state from addi...
Apr 30, 2026 State Sen. Adriene Johnson talks to Planned Parenthood Illinois Action lobbyist Michael Zirir during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall
Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission voted to approve its final report on Thursday, creating a record of misconduct by federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz. The 204...
Apr 30, 2026 The Illinois Accountability Commission Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes announced on April 30, 2026, that the commission is sending referral letters to appropriate law enforcement agencies for investigations of federal agents where the commission has determined reasonable cause to believe those agents violated agency policy, state or federal criminal law, or individual human rights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling
Article Summary Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said the Senate will not move forward with a constitutional amendment rewriting the state's redistricting rules after a ruling by the U.S. Supr...
Apr 30, 2026 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said state lawmakers need more time to
evaluate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling before proceeding with a constitutional
amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Feds say they'll drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' protesters
Article Summary In an unexpected move Wednesday, prosecutors said they intend to pursue the dismissal of the main conspiracy charge against a handful of politically active protesters who demonstrated ...
Apr 30, 2026 Former 9 th District congressional candidate Katherine
“Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment
hearing in Chicago. She and five others were charged with “impeding” a federal agent
while protesting outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility
in suburban Broadview in September. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie
Dougherty)
Concerned citizens rally at Detweiller Playground to keep Caroline Street open
By Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A couple dozen concerned citizens gathered at Detweiller Playground Wednesday, hoping to prevent a possible land sale to O'Brien Steel. As of Wednesday, the ...
Apr 30, 2026 Detweiller Park's playground sits off Caroline Street and the Illinois River. Neighbors are concerned about losing access to Caroline Street if the property is sold. (25 News)
