Category Archives: Local News
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Peoria Co. Auditor, but suit could be amended
PEORIA, Ill. - A lawsuit questioning the validity of the referendum on last November's election ballot that led to what was supposed to be the closure of the Peoria County Auditor's office has been to...
Will Stevenson Mar 15, 2023 (Peoria County)
Civic Center to City of Peoria: Thank you
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center is giving a thank-you card of sorts to its next door neighbor. The Civic Center Wednesday afternoon issued a statement after the City Council Tuesday night appro...
Will Stevenson Mar 15, 2023 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker, other governors want to hear pharmacies' stances on abortion pill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker is joining mostly Democratic governors from other states in urging pharmacies to make clear their stance on making abortion pills available to customers. This,...
Will Stevenson Mar 15, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his state budget address Wednesday from the Illinois House chamber in Springfield. (Pool photo by Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune)
Peoria home heavily damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday to a fire on E. Gift, between Seneca Place and Virginia Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says they found heavy smoke a...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria celebrates St. Patrick's Day with parade Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Patrick Society of Peoria will hold its annual St. Patrick's Day parade this Friday, March 17, starting at 11 a.m. The parade will start at the intersection of Monroe at Willia...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2023 (St. Patrick's Society of Peoria Facebook)
City Council approves $20.5 million in bonds for Civic Center upgrades
PEORIA, Ill. - The puck is now on the Peoria Civic Center's side of the ice. The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved issuing $20.5 million in bonds to help finance projects the Civic Center did...
Will Stevenson Mar 15, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Police want help finding vehicle used in October, 2022 homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have some new details on a fatal shooting last October that was believed to be the city's 21st homicide of the year. The shooting on West Seibold claimed the life of Couri...
Will Stevenson Mar 15, 2023 (Peoria Police)
Local real estate group urges former school sites to not sit vacant
PEORIA, Ill. - A local real estate organization doesn't want to see vacant lots at former school sites in South Peoria. Demolition is underway for the former McKinley School. Demolition of Harrison Sc...
TJ Carson Mar 14, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
DirecTV sues Nexstar, station owners over retransmission fees
(Reuters) - Satellite provider DirecTV on Tuesday sued Nexstar Media Group Inc and two other television station owners in Manhattan federal court, claiming they violated antitrust law by scheming to d...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: DirecTV satellite dishes are seen on an apartment roof in Los Angeles, California in this file photo taken May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn
UPDATE - Justices consider constitutionality of SAFE-T Act's pretrial detention provisions
UPDATED 3:55 P.M. SPRINGFIELD - The state's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could drastically alter the legal landscape for criminal defendants who are incarcerated as they await ...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 Deputy Solicitor General Alex Hemmer with the attorney general’s office argues before the Illinois Supreme Court earlier this year in Springfield. Hemmer defended the cash bail provisions contained in the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform that a lower court ruled unconstitutional last year. Also pictured are House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (seated to Hemmer's right) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (far right). Welch and Raoul are both defendants in the lawsuit. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)