Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: CEO reacts after Peoria agency that serves low-income people loses state grants
UPDATED 5:32 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity says help will still get to the people that need it the most. PCCEO CEO Denise Moore spoke on Friday...
Aug 8, 2025 Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity building. (25 News)
Judge denies ex-Speaker Madigan's request to remain out of prison during appeal
Article Summary A judge has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to remain free as the legal appeal process plays out for both his corruption conviction and prison sentence. M...
Aug 8, 2025 Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
DHS Secretary Noem defends ICE tactics in second Illinois visit
Article Summary: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made her second visit to Illinois Friday to call on the state to end "sanctuary" immigration laws. Rep. Barbara Hernandez filed a bill in Sprin...
Aug 8, 2025 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference at a Homeland Security office in Lombard on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Screenshot via U.S. Department of Homeland Security livestream)
Peoria County judge orders man to remain in jail after allegedly shooting brother in West Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has granted a petition to detain a man in prison after allegedly shooting his brother inside a home in Peoria on Thursday afternoon. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office ...
Aug 8, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Endowment established at Peoria Riverfront Museum to honor longtime member
PEORIA, Ill. - A new endowment has been established at the Peoria Riverfront Museum by a longtime member and supporter. The museum announced Friday the Mike Rucker Endowment Fund for Science, made pos...
Aug 8, 2025 (Peoria Riverfront Museum)
Central Illinois school districts learn payout amounts from evidence-based funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - School districts across central Illinois are receiving a portion of more than $300 million issued by the state in its evidence-based funding formula for fiscal year 26. The formula...
Aug 8, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Update: Mississippi River reopens north of St. Louis after fatal helicopter crash
Updated at 9:11 a.m. CHICAGO (Reuters) -The Mississippi River has reopened to vessel traffic north of St. Louis after closing because a helicopter crashed into a barge on Thursday, killing two people,...
Aug 8, 2025 Smoke rises after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, U.S. August 7, 2025 in this screen grab from video. Adam Briggs/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Verification: -River shore, dam and locks matched file and satellite imagery -Date confirmed by local authoritiesxxx in this picture obtained from social media.
Peoria apartment fire causes extensive damage Thursday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - An apartment fire in Peoria Thursday afternoon reportedly caused $60,000 damage. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says crews were sent to an apartment complex on W. Woodhill Lane aroun...
Aug 8, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested in Princeton in connection with a Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have made an arrest for a shooting that left a man with serious injuries Thursday afternoon. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says a gunshot was heard around 4:10 p.m. inside ...
Aug 8, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Peoria Police Chief discusses timing of information released for East Bluff officer-involved shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police chief has clarified timing regarding the release of information relating to Tuesday's officer-involved shooting. The incident in Peoria's East Bluff killed 41-year-old B...
Aug 7, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
