Category Archives: Local News
Jeffries says working-class focus is key to Democrats retaking U.S. House
Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, was the keynote speaker at the state's largest annual downstate gathering of Democrats on Wednesday. Jeffries is poised to becom...
Aug 13, 2025 U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives a keynote address at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. The event is the largest annual downstate gathering of Illinois Democrats. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Co-Op Records, of Pekin, to close in September
Pekin, Ill. (25 News) - Co-Op Records opened in 1998 by owner Denny Smith. On Sept. 30, the longtime and beloved record store in Pekin will officially be closing its doors. 25 News reports that Smith ...
Aug 13, 2025 Co-Op Records
Longtime local movie theater to close on Thursday
Pekin, Ill. (25 News) - One of the area's most prominent movie theaters will say goodbye on Thursday. 25 News reports that the AMC Pekin 14 theater on Edgewater Drive will be closing. AMC spokesperson...
Aug 13, 2025 Discover Peoria
Third Democratic candidate enters race for 16th Congressional district
NORMAL, Ill. - An employee at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal is seeking to unseat a long-time member of Congress. 24-year-old Scott Best has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nom...
Aug 13, 2025 (Scott Best for Congress)
Bicenntial celebration in Washington to begin this week
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington is getting ready for a week-long celebration of two centuries. Festivities for Washington's bicentennial begin Thursday with Rove and Ramble On the Square, with activitie...
Aug 13, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Residential and commercial uses planned for Warehouse District renovations
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is preparing to move ahead with a more-than $14 million project to convert the vacant International Harvester buildings in the Warehouse District. 25 News report...
Aug 13, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man injured after being shot in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after reportedly being shot in South Peoria Tuesday night. Peoria Police says 12 shots were fired in the area of Antoinette and Madison Park...
Aug 13, 2025
State education board to vote on new test scoring system
Article Summary Illinois has long had some of the most rigorous proficiency standards in the nation for student performance. The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking to bring them closer to ot...
Aug 12, 2025 Illinois Superintendent Tony Sanders participates in a previous Illinois State Board of Education meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pritzker signs police background check expansion in Sonya Massey's honor
Article Summary Police departments will be required to request detailed background history from past employers, who will be mandated to provide it. The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker is in honor o...
Aug 12, 2025 Sonya Massey’s mother, Donna, and daughter, Summer, embrace after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday honoring their mother and requiring stricter police background checks. Sonya Massey was killed by a Sangamon County deputy in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Disc golfers from around the world are in Central IL this week for the Ledgestone Open
PEORIA, Ill. - The largest disc golf tournament in the world officially gets underway on Thursday, but events surrounding the Ledgestone Open have already begun. Ledgestone CEO Nate Heinold says playe...
Aug 12, 2025 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
