Category Archives: Local News
Liberty Steel HQ potentially moving north to Peoria-area as part of bid for incentives
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The home base of a Bartonville manufacturing company could be moving to central Illinois. Liberty Steel and Wire is asking Peoria County for a loan totaling at around $2.6 millio...
Jul 30, 2025 (25 News)
Man ordered to stay in jail on murder charges in fatal 2023 South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has ordered a man to remain in jail after his arrest last week in a 20-23 shooting death of a teenager. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 22-year-ol...
Jul 30, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria coffee company setting up shop in Campustown
PEORIA, Ill. - A new option for a cup of joe will be coming to Peoria's Campustown. CxT Roasting announced Wednesday that it will open a location in the shopping center next to Bradley University. CxT...
Jul 30, 2025 (CxT Roasting Company)
State leaders seek more transparency from insurance companies
Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling on Illinois lawmakers to pass legislation banning auto insurance companies from considering non-driving factors when setting a person's ...
Jul 30, 2025 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man sentenced to decades in prison in fatal shooting of teenager in Peoria in 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has received the maximum sentence for the shooting death of a teenager two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 25-year-old Tramier Pate was sentenced to 85...
Jul 30, 2025 Tramier Pate (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Morton, School District split cost of crosswalk safety improvements
MORTON, Ill. - The Village of Morton and Morton School District are splitting the cost to continue to improve crosswalk safety near the district's six schools. The collaborative effort is helping to e...
Jul 30, 2025 (Morton School District Unit 709)
Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections board
Letter comes the same week as hearing scheduled in related lawsuit Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois State Board of Elections a letter this week requesting troves of voter dat...
Jul 30, 2025 The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Peoria firefighters respond to kitchen fire on the city's Southside
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a residential fire on the city's Southside Tuesday night. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says around 7 p.m., crews found smoke coming from a two-stor...
Jul 30, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Former Peoria Chiefs president remembers former manager and baseball Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg
PEORIA, Ill. - The passing of Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame baseball player Ryne Sandberg is reviving memories of when he led the Peoria Chiefs. Sandberg died Monday after a battle with cancer at the age ...
Jul 29, 2025 (Peoria Chiefs Facebook)
Teenager indicted by Peoria County grand jury in death of toddler in June
PEORIA, Ill. - An 18-year-old has been indicted for murder in connection to the death of a toddler he was reportedly babysitting. A Peoria County grand jury indicted Amarian Billups-Wilson on Tuesday ...
Jul 29, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
