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Three juveniles arrested in Peoria for allegedly robbing vape store
PEORIA Ill. - Three juveniles were arrested early Wednesday morning in Peoria, for allegedly robbing a vape shop. According to Peoria Police, at around 3:15am, officers were called to the "Royal Vapes...
Feb 19, 2025
Fire on W. Columbia Terrace causes $30K damage
PEORIA, Ill. - Around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Peoria Fire Department responded to a house fire on W. Columbia Terrace. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews found light smoke coming from a sec...
Feb 19, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Man pleads guilty to filming women at Peoria hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A former neurosurgery resident in Peoria has pleaded guilty to reportedly filming female employees in a bathroom. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Henry Chan...
Feb 19, 2025 courtroom gavel
State official: renewable investments 'best thing' to lower energy costs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With an increasing number of officials warning Illinois might struggle to meet its renewable energy goals, regulators and lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss h...
Feb 19, 2025 Illinois Power Agency director Brian Granahan speaks to lawmakers at a Capitol hearing. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Investigation leads to large drug bust, guns found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - A man is in custody in Tazewell County after Pekin Police seized over three kilos of cocaine and loaded guns. In a Facebook post, Pekin Police say the arrest concludes a three-month narc...
Feb 19, 2025 (Pekin Police Department--Facebook page)
Pritzker to call for expansion of 4-year degree offerings at some community colleges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker plans to offer a proposal in his budget address Wednesday that would allow some community colleges to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees...
Feb 19, 2025 The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Families displaced by apartment garage fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, Peoria firefighters were sent to a reported fire at the Versailles Hamlet Apartments on W. Loire Court. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says they found hea...
Feb 19, 2025 Midwest Communications
Two Peoria Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charges
PEORIA Ill. - Two Peoria men have been sentenced to multiple years in federal prison for robbery and firearm offenses. According to the United States Attorney's Office Central District of Illinois, 29...
Feb 18, 2025 (Left: Tyrone Curtis Right: Isaiah Holland)
Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS. - An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would strictly limit police's ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis. The Senate Criminal Law Committ...
Feb 18, 2025 A Senate committee advanced a bill that would end the state’s law requiring cannabis to be transported in an odor-proof container. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Peoria Police looking for suspects in weekend robbery in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - Peoria Police are actively searching for suspects from a weekend robbery in Peoria. According to officers, just after 1:15am on Saturday, they responded to the Hardees fast-food restaura...
Feb 18, 2025
