Category Archives: Local News
Area representatives in Congress react to State of the Union
UPDATED 10:02 P.M. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here are what some of the Peoria-area's representatives said in prepared statements after Tuesday night's State of the Union speech by President Joe Biden. "Thank...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2023 USCapitol
New president of OSF St. Francis named
PEORIA, Ill. - There will be a new person in charge of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in less than two weeks. OSF HealthCare says as current leader Bob Anderson is now CEO for the central region of ...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Sendoff ceremony for Peoria-area based battalion
PEORIA, Ill. - The latest batch of troops to be deployed from the Peoria-based 182nd Airlift Wing of the Illinois Army National Guard received a send off Tuesday morning. Around 180 members of the 1st...
TJ Carson Feb 07, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker touts Bob Michel bridge project to soon begin
PEORIA, Ill. - A nearly $25 million project will get underway a bit more than a month from now that will give walkers and bike riders more access to the Bob Michel Bridge. Governor JB Pritzker used th...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Knox County woman charged with murder after body found in storage locker
GALESBURG, Ill. - A rural Knox County woman originally facing charges of Concealment of a Death after a body was found in a storage locker back in October, is now facing a charge of First-Degree Murde...
Will Stevenson Feb 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Knox County Jail)
Journalist with Illinois ties shares experiences of Turkey's earthquakes
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- James Zahora is an American journalist who's been working in Turkey for about a decade. The Chicago area native spoke with WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" Tuesday morning about the ...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2023 Harold Litwiler / CC
Peoria woman robbed at Civic Center Plaza parking garage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the Civic Center Plaza Parking Deck in the area of Fulton and NE Jefferson Streets Monday night for an armed robbery. A female victim told police she was a...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire at Allied Iron & Steel in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire early Tuesday morning at Allied Iron and Steel in Peoria has caused $500,000 damage. Crews were called to the business on Clark Street around 3:45 a.m. A passerby reported the f...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2023 (Peoria Fire Department Facebook)
Central IL Auto Show canceled
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Central Illinois Auto Show at the Peoria Civic Center is canceled for a third straight year. The Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association announced Monday there were a number of fa...
Julia Bradley Feb 07, 2023 (Central Illinois Auto Show Facebook Page)
Pritzker announces $40 million grant program to promote development-ready 'megasites'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to incentivize the creation of large development-ready areas known as "me...
Will Stevenson Feb 06, 2023 (State of Illinois)