Category Archives: Local News
Coroner identifies victim of Monday's deadly fire in Spring Bay
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - The Woodford County Coroner has identified the woman who died along with her dog in a fire in Spring Bay Monday. Coroner Tim Ruestman said 34-year-old Shelby Luncsford was pron...
Apr 01, 2025 A farmhouse in Spring Bay went up in flames early Monday morning. A woman died in the fire. (25 News)
Raoul says "I do not want to go to Washington," rules out bid for U.S. Senate
CHICAGO, Ill - (Capitol News Illinois) - While many Illinois Democrats wait anxiously to hear whether U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will run for reelection in 2026 or step down after five terms in the Senate,...
Apr 01, 2025 Attorney General Kwame Raoul, left, answers questions from City Club of Chicago CEO Dan Gibbon during a luncheon appearance Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
Shadid officially begins job as Bradley University president
PEORIA, Ill. - A new age of leadership officially begins Tuesday at Bradley University. Tuesday marks the first official day of James Shadid as president of the university, the 13th in Bradley's 128-y...
Apr 01, 2025 Federal Judge James Shadid, who has served the District of Central Illinois, has been named the new president of Bradley University
(1470 WMBD Radio--Julia Bradley)
Election Day turnout steady through the early afternoon
PEORIA/WASHINGTON/MORTON, Ill. - Voters across central Illinois are making their voices heard in Tuesday's consolidated elections. Votes will be cast in a wide range of races, including for mayors, ci...
Apr 01, 2025 A sign indicates one of the polling locations in Morton, at Community United Church of Christ, on Election Day 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Greater Peoria Honor Flight headed to Washington, D.C.
PEORIA, Ill. - The first Greater Peoria Honor Flight of 2025 is scheduled to take off from the Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport Tuesday morning. The plane will be filled with local vetera...
Apr 01, 2025 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
It's Election Day with consolidated elections throughout the Tri-County area
PEORIA, Ill. - After months of campaigning, the fate of candidates for the April consolidated elections are in the hands of the voters. Tuesday marks elections in Illinois for mayors, city councils, s...
Apr 01, 2025
Collins: Threat of more severe storms Tuesday night-Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - A threat of severe weather is prompting 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins to designate a First Alert Weather Day for Tuesday night through Wednesday. "We'll see isol...
Apr 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Man detained for weekend shooting at Peoria apartment complex that injured one person
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of a shooting at a Peoria apartment complex that injured another man from the past weekend will remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 26-year-ol...
Mar 31, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Demolition of former Peoria Labor Temple building underway
PEORIA, Ill. - The first steps to a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army are now underway. The new 19,000 square foot building will sit at the corner of Spalding and Jefferson in downtown P...
Mar 31, 2025 Crews demolish the former AFL-CIO Labor Temple building in downtown Peoria to make way for a new men's shelter for the Peoria Salvation Army. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: One person and a dog dies in Woodford County farmhouse fire
UPDATED 3:27 P.M. SPRING BAY, Ill. - A woman and a dog died in a fire at a farmhouse in Woodford County early Monday morning. 25 News reports they were found in the same room, while two other people w...
Mar 31, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
