Category Archives: Local News
Agreement would provide funds for repairs at Riverview Plaza
PEORIA, Ill. - Repairs could soon begin at the old Chase Bank building in downtown Peoria now that the city has reached an agreement with the building's owner. The parties signed an escrow agreement o...
Jul 23, 2025 Riverview Plaza at 411 Hamilton Blvd in downtown Peoria has been vacant for over a year and a half. (25 News)
Fire displaces family in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A family was displaced by a fire Tuesday night in Peoria's East Bluff. Fire Battalion Chief Josh Martin says an adult and three children got out safely before crews arrived around 8:20 ...
Jul 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Dream Center Peoria prepping for Backpack Peoria on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Teenagers in town all this week for Mission Peoria are helping the Dream Center fill backpacks with everything students need to start the school year off right. The Dream Center's Andy ...
Jul 23, 2025 (Dream Center Peoria)
Peoria City Council approves downtown redevelopment project to add housing
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria CIty Council has given approval for a developer to convert empty downtown store fronts into housing. The council approved in consent agenda a proposal to turn the first floor...
Jul 22, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County grand jury indicts father in death of infant son in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in the death of his infant son has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury. 41-year-old Dwayne Davis was indicted for First Degree Murder Tuesday in the death of seven...
Jul 22, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Woman arrested in Pekin after allegedly attempting to solicit a murder
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police have arrested a woman after allegedly attempting to solicit a murder. Allison Salinas was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Pekin Police after a two week investigation that bega...
Jul 22, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Lakeview Park splash pad opens to the public
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new place for central Illinois kids to cool down as the dog days of summer arrive. The Peoria Park District cut the ribbon Tuesday morning on Lakeview Park's new splash pad wh...
Jul 22, 2025 Summer campers from the Peoria Park District enjoy the new splash pad at Lakeview Park. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Following state rep's encounter, Pritzker signs 'squatter bill' into law
Article Summary A new Illinois law allows police to remove squatters from a person's home for criminal trespassing. State law previously required property owners to go through a lengthy eviction proce...
Jul 22, 2025 Pritzker signed the bill after Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, had a first-hand encounter with squatters recently. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Pritzker appoints Peoria's Andre Allen to economic development panel
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 4th District City Council member Andre Allen has been chosen by Gov. J-B Pritzker to serve on the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority, which issues tax-free bonds to ...
Jul 22, 2025 (City of Peoria)
Federal housing credit expansion could increase affordable rental units in Illinois: report
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Advocates say additional state-level credit is necessary to make projects more affordable. Article Summary The latest federal domestic policy plan increase...
Jul 22, 2025 Houses are pictured in Springfield’s East Side neighborhood that are part of an affordable housing development for low-income residents. A development in the area was awarded a federal tax credit in 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
