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Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain, forced ally out of legislature to protect himself
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, received a phone call from Mike McClain, who had spent decades lobbying for electric utility Common...
Will Stevenson Mar 17, 2023 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain is pictured in his driver's license photo, which was submitted as evidence in his federal court trial this week in a case where he and three others allegedly bribed former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right) with jobs and contracts for the speaker’s political allies in exchange for legislation favorable to electric utility Commonwealth Edison. (Madigan photo and illustration by Jerry Nowicki; McClain photo obtained from trial exhibit)
Sheriffs deputies rescue two from Fulton County fire
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Fulton County Sheriffs Deputies rescued two people from a burning home early Friday morning. The Sheriffs Department says fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. at a home on East Sunnyland ...
Will Stevenson Mar 17, 2023 D4E / CC
Fire Department and Red Cross provide free smoke detectors
PEORIA, Ill. - Some Peoria residents got something that local officials argue they desperately needed Thursday, thanks to the Peoria Fire Department and the American Red Cross. Volunteers Thursday too...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Juveniles among those arrested during latest Anti-Violence Initiative detail
PEORIA, Ill. - "Please know where your children are at all times!" That's the message from Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria, after juveniles are suspected of committing crimes during what turned ou...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Murder charges dropped after dead body was found in storage locker
GALESBURG, Ill. - A rural Knox County woman no longer faces murder charges after a dead body was found inside a storage locker last October. A Knox County judge Thursday dismissed the four most seriou...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Knox County Jail)
Bill in State House to make it easier to test for fentanyl
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A bill making its way through the Illinois House is aimed at making it easier to detect fentanyl. The bill would allow for fentanyl test strips be sold over-the-counter by pharmaci...
TJ Carson Mar 16, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Tazewell Co. Republican Party)
Officials concerned about animal tranquilizer being used with Fentanyl in overdose cases
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a newer component of overdose deaths locally involving fentanyl. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the animal tranquilizer "Xylazine" was linked to more than 40 percent o...
Will Stevenson Mar 16, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Robotics competition to take place at Bradley this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Warriors made of steel and wires will battle at Bradley University's Renaissance Coliseum this weekend. The university is hosting the FIRST Robotics Central Illinois Regional Competitio...
TJ Carson Mar 16, 2023 (Bradley University)
I-DOT wants you to celebrate St. Paddy's Day Weekend responsibly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local law enforcement will be out in force over the St. Patrick's Day Weekend. They will be looking for speeders, drunk and distracted drivers, and those...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Shots fired at deputies overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert in area of W. Ann and S. Oregon in Peoria around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, indicating 4 shots fired. Once ...
Julia Bradley Mar 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)