Category Archives: Local News
Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey's death
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy in her Springfield home in July 2024...
Apr 11, 2025 Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
ICC board addresses student housing closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Last month, Illinois Central College announced that students living on the East Peoria campus would have to find somewhere else to live next semester. On Thursday, the ICC Board of...
Apr 11, 2025 (Illinois Central College)
Pekin Community High School warns seniors about playing a trending game
PEORIA, Ill. - One local high school is warning its seniors about a game they may be planning to play that could have dangerous consequences. In a Facebook post, Pekin Community High School says it ha...
Apr 10, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Chilling silence': Waves of Illinois' international university students lose their visas
(Capitol News Illinois) - The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, incl...
Apr 10, 2025 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, pictured here on Wednesday, April 9, the Illinois schools where international students have seen their visas revoked by federal authorities. (Lylee Gibbs, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
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)
