Category Archives: Local News
Not guilty plea entered in Woodford County attempted murder case
EUREKA, Ill. - A woman charged with a Woodford County attempted murder has entered a plea of not guilty. Court records indicate Gabrielle Sturdivant, 21, pleaded not guilty Thursday on one count of At...
Julia Bradley Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Jail via 25 News)
Man pleads not guilty to Bartonville attempted murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington man is being arraigned on charges accusing him of assaulting a family member is pleading not guilty. Austin Ricca, 27, appeared in Peoria County Court Thursday, after a gra...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man pleads not guilty to Labor Day weekend homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man facing a host of charges in a host of cases is pleading not guilty to the city's 17th homicide of last year. Court records indicate Domonicue Linwood, 24, made the plea Thu...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail January 2022)
Supreme Court sets March timeline for oral arguments in cash bail appeal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be at least two months away from ...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (Illinois Supreme Court)
Pritzker: Progress made toward assault weapons ban
CHATHAM, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says while time is running out during the lame duck legislation session going on now in Springfield, there is still time to get a ban on assault weapons d...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (State of Illinois)
Bed Bath & Beyond exploring options including bankruptcy, shares crater
(Reuters) -Bed Bath & Beyond Inc on Thursday said it was exploring options including a bankruptcy filing to address the U.S. home goods retailer's plunging sales, dwindling cash and debt load, sen...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A shopping cart is seen at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Cloyd wins reinstatement to Pekin mayoral election ballot
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. - Becky Cloyd apparently will be on the April election ballot after all. The Pekin City Council member, according to a statement from her campaign, won her bid in Tazewel...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
Peoria Police investigate armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are continuing to investigate an armed robbery to a local business. Police do not identify the business, but maps show a hardware store on West Starr in South Peoria, betw...
Will Stevenson Jan 05, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Rivian misses goal for 2022, but just barely
NORMAL, Ill. -- Rivian Automotive fell just short of its production goal of 25,000 electric vehicles at its plant in Normal during 2022, but production and vehicle deliveries picked up in the fourth q...
Julia Bradley Jan 05, 2023 (25 News)
Pritzker, local sheriff talk about Pretrial Fairness Act
CHICAGO, Ill./PEKIN, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker, in his first public comments since the Illinois Supreme Court put on hold the "Pretrial Fairness Act" portion of the state's "SAFE-T Act," says he's d...
Will Stevenson Jan 04, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock