Category Archives: Local News
Bridge inspection, lane reductions begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of lane reductions will greet area motorists Monday. A routine bridge inspection of the westbound McClugage Bridge will take place all this week with daily lane closures. ...
Apr 20, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
UPDATE: Coroner identifies victims of small plane crash in Illinois
UPDATED 4/21/25 5 a.m. TRILLA, Ill. - The Coles County coroner confirms there were no survivors of the crash of a small plane near the Coles-Cumberland County line on Saturday. Coroner Ed Schniers has...
Apr 20, 2025 25 News video
Grocery tax on Peoria City Council agenda
PEORIA, Ill. - The future of a one-percent grocery tax in the city of Peoria is on the Peoria City Council's agenda Tuesday. The state's version of the tax expires January first. The Council will deci...
Apr 19, 2025 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy)
Rivermen eliminated from SPHL playoffs
EVANSVILLE, IN - There will not be a repeat for the defending SPHL President's Cup champion Peoria Rivermen. The Rivermen were eliminated from this year's playoffs after a 3-1 loss at Evansville Frida...
Apr 19, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social Security beneficiaries to have the option of filing fo...
Apr 19, 2025 Candace Trees, a 71-year-old retiree from Springfield, speaks about the challenges of applying for Social Security benefits Thursday, April 10, at the Illinois state capitol. Trees described the current process as “frustrating.” Photo via April 10 Facebook live stream, AARP Illinois.
Washington woman waiting for kidney transplant
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A mother from Washington is among almost 4,000 people in Illinois waiting to receive a kidney transplant. April is National Donate Life Month, a time in which Amy Ahten and all the ...
Apr 19, 2025 25 News
Peoria man sentenced to prison after enticing a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next decade in a federal prison after he reportedly attempted to entice a minor. 36-year-old Paul Graf was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment on Thursda...
Apr 18, 2025 courtroom gavel
Rivermen coach named best in SPHL
PEORIA, Ill. - The leader of the Peoria Rivermen is the best in the Southern Professional Hockey League. The SPHL announced Friday that Jean-Guy Trudel has been named the league's Coach of the Year fo...
Apr 18, 2025 (Peoria Rivermen)
Public access to Peoria County's Landfill 2 to end this weekend
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Saturday is the last day that Peoria County's Landfill Two will be open to the public. The county says that's the last day for its Free Load Program for private household waste, ...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gflenv.com)
Jones testifies that FBI asked him to wear a wire on hospital CEO, other lawmakers
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Federal agents asked state Sen. Emil Jones III to wear a wire against a politically connected hospital CEO and his fellow lawmakers in Springfield, the senator ...
Apr 18, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, April 17, after finishing three days of testifying in his own defense at his corruption trial. Closing arguments are set for Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
