Category Archives: Local News
Man arrested in Peoria for aggravated robbery
PEORIA Ill. - A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing a U-HAUL full of items, Thursday in Peoria. Just before 5:45pm -- Peoria Police responded to a robbery that occurred in the 200 bloc...
Dec 20, 2024
Residents escape Peoria fire Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a residence on N. Nottingham Place Friday morning on reports of a fire outside the home. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived j...
Dec 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Dulin: Peoria's camping ban won't be enforced until early 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - A new city ordinance approved by Peoria City Council members back in November will not be enforced until after the holidays. City Director of Community Development Joe Dulin says an out...
Dec 20, 2024 MSPhotographic / Depositphotos.com
State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the ta...
Dec 20, 2024 Union members rally at the Illinois Capitol in November to call for pension reform. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Peoria City Soccer announces women's team in 2025
PEORIA Ill. - A new soccer team is coming to Peoria in 2025. The Women's Premier Soccer League announced Thursday, their plans for a expansion franchise next year, in Peoria. The WPSL is the oldest wo...
Dec 19, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Creve Coeur man arrested in connection to Dollar Tree robbery in Morton
CREVE COEUR Ill. - A Creve Coeur man has been arrested for his role in the armed robbery of the Dollar Tree in Morton, on December 1st. According to Morton Police -- Robert Asbury of Creve Coeur was i...
Dec 19, 2024
PPS Superintendent nominated for national honor
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Superintendent of the Year Award by the American Association of School A...
Dec 19, 2024
United adding non-stop service between Peoria and Denver
PEORIA, Ill. - United Airlines and Peoria's Wayne A. Downing International Airport are announcing daily, non-stop service between Denver and Peoria. Airport Director Gene Olson says the new flights wi...
Dec 19, 2024 neymanjr / Depositphotos.com
Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds' list
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial rested their case Wednesd...
Dec 19, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding
SPRINGFIELD - Public schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding, thanks largely to steady growth in state revenues and a new funding formula t...
Dec 18, 2024 Ben Varner, chief economist for the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, along with COGFA revenue manager Eric Noggle and executive director Clayton Klenke, brief the Illinois State Board of Education on the state’s budget outlook during a board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
