Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Shooting in Peoria Wednesday night leaves two injured
UPDATED 8:40 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert Wednesday night on N. Avalon, indicating 11 shots were fired. Sgt. Amy Dotson says just after 9 p.m., officers found a w...
Nov 14, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Washington Community High School board member passes away
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington Community High School is mourning the passing of who the district calls a "true champion for students and teachers." WCHS board member Gloria McNett passed away on Novemb...
Nov 13, 2024 (Mason-White Funeral Home)
Wisconsin Avenue reopens after completion of reconstruction project
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the main roads in Peoria's East Bluff is now fully open again. City leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon on Wednesday to signify the completion of the Wisconsin Avenue reconstruction ...
Nov 13, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Local group trying to block wind farm projects in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A grassroots group, "No To Peoria County Windmills", is trying to put a stop to four proposed windmill projects. Farmer Dan Hines tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", the first project, ...
Nov 13, 2024 (Notopeoriacountywindmills.com)
Man arrested in Peoria for allegedly stealing motor vehicle
PEORIA Ill. - A man was arrested Wednesday in Peoria, for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Just after 3:30am Wednesday morning, Peoria Police responded to the 4100 block of Brandywine -- on a report of a...
Nov 13, 2024 (Ishmiel Gates mug shot via Peoria County Jail)
Illinois Secretary of State's Office to Host REAL ID "Pop-Up" at Peoria Airport Thursday
PEORIA Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias' office is partnering with the Peoria International Airport Thursday -- to help locals "Get real or Get Grounded". Starting next May, the De...
Nov 13, 2024 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Amphitheater proposed for city-owned property in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Leaders in Washington are considering a use for a piece of property it has owned for more than a decade. The city owns 223 acres of property in the area of Nofsinger and U.S. Route ...
Nov 13, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'This is the way things are done in Illinois': Defense attorneys begin cross-examining star witness
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois)- The former chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has spent the last week telling a federal jury how he bent over backward to accommodate hiring reque...
Nov 13, 2024 A Commonwealth Edison-branded manhole cover sits outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from ComEd, along with other alleged acts of corruption. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Fire closes Busy Corner Restaurant in Goodfield
GOODFIELD, Ill. - A fire early Wednesday morning has forced the Busy Corner Restaurant in Goodfield to close. The owners said in a Facebook post that thankfully, none of the staff was there at the tim...
Nov 13, 2024 D4E / CC
Lawmakers return to Springfield as projected budget deficit looms
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this month that they're facing a projected $3.2 billion bud...
Nov 13, 2024 Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield with fellow Republican senators on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
