Category Archives: Local News
15-year-old held for fatal East Bluff Shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for first-degree murder for the shooting death of a 39-year-old man about a week ago. Peoria Police say they searched a home on W. Bradley Avenue lat...
Dec 28, 2024 (25 News)
UPDATE: 34-year-old man identified as victim in fatal pedestrian crash Thursday night in Washington
UPDATED 2:36 P.M. WASHINGTON, Ill. - A 34-year-old Washington man died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night. Washington Police and Fire responded to the incident just before 7:15 P.M. in the...
Dec 27, 2024
Peoria International Airport parking lots full during holiday travel season
PEORIA, Ill. - Holiday travelers to Peoria International Airport looking for a parking spot may be out of luck. Social media posts from the airport reports that all parking lots are full, and are aski...
Dec 27, 2024 Travelers wait in line at Peoria International Airport on November 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bill aims to reduce state requirements for name changes
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transge...
Dec 27, 2024 Illinois lawmakers are considering easing legal requirements for changing one’s name. (Photo illustration by Atmika Iyer)
Christmas tree recycling in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY Ill. - Residents of Tazewell County can recycle their Christmas trees for free -- for a limited time. According to 25News -- The Tazewell County Health Department's tree recycling prog...
Dec 27, 2024 (Tazewell County Health Department)
Two Pekin residents charged after drug-induced homicide
PEKIN Ill. - A man and woman from Pekin are in jail and charged in connection with the drug overdose death of another Pekin woman. According to 25news -- 31-year-old Zachary Cotham and 27-year-old Sha...
Dec 26, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
One man arrested for domestic battery on Christmas Eve
PEORIA Ill. - A man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a person -- on Christmas Eve. Just after 1:15pm on Tuesday, Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of South Stanley, on a report o...
Dec 26, 2024
Peoria Police looking for suspects in Christmas Eve shooting
PEORIA Ill. - One man was hospitalized after being shot in Peoria, on Christmas Eve. Just before midnight on Tuesday, Peoria Police were dispatched to the 600 block of West Hillyer on a report of a pe...
Dec 26, 2024
Peoria Park District planning out Summer Camp on the riverfront for 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - Discussions continue to bring one of central Illinois' biggest music festivals to the Peoria riverfront during Memorial Day weekend. Peoria Park District Executive Director Emily Cahill...
Dec 26, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD -Rick Hirschmann)
Illinois' minimum wage to increase to $15 on Jan. 1, completing 6-year transition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019. Beginn...
Dec 26, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker holds a shirt commemorating the movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 after signing the bill on February 20, 2019. The wage hits $15 in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
