Category Archives: Local News
Peoria gas prices down 7.5 cents, while Labor Day prices nationally set an all-time record
PEORIA, Ill. - You'll get a slight break at the pump this week, but don't expect the relief to last. Peoria's gas prices dropped 7.5 cents in the past week to an average of $4.12 a gallon, according t...
Sep 8, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Central Illinois unions celebrate solidarity in annual Labor Day parade
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Labor unions across central Illinois marched with pride down West Peoria's Farmington Road Monday morning. For the second straight year, the annual Peoria Labor Day Parade stepped ...
Sep 7, 2026 Members of Operationg Engineers Local 649 march with family and friends down Farmington Road during the 2026 Peoria Labor Day Parade. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblers
Article Summary The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The program allows problem gamblers to ban themselv...
Sep 7, 2026 A Chicago bus stop advertises the state’s gambling addiction helpline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Morton man taken into custody after alleged explosion threat
MORTON, Ill. - Morton Police say 1 man is undergoing a mental health evaluation after threatening to blow up his mobile home. Police say the incident began around 11:30 Saturday morning, after police ...
Sep 7, 2026 (Morton Police)
Peoria Police credit Flock cameras for helping find East Bluff shooting suspect
UPDATED 11:45 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are crediting Flock cameras for arresting an alleged shooting suspect on Sunday. 22-year-old Jauntevius Larsen was taken into custody after the cameras ...
Sep 7, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Teen arrested after 2 children were shot in Peoria, PPD searching for other suspects
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager is facing charges in a shooting that left two children injured over the weekend. Peoria Police say shots were fired Saturday night in the three-thousand-block of North Wiscon...
Sep 7, 2026
Woman dies in high-rise fire in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is dead following an apartment building fire in Peoria. Crews responded to the blaze Sunday morning at the B'nai B'rith Apartments in the 200 block of West Sam J. Stone Avenue. ...
Sep 7, 2026 One woman is dead after a fire at the B'nai B'rith Apartments in downtown Peoria. (25 News)
Faulty wiring sparks fire at Peoria home, displaces two residents
PEORIA, Ill. - Faulty electrical wiring is blamed for a house fire that displaced two Peoria residents Friday evening. Firefighters were called to the 3000 block of Avalon Place just before 7:00 p.m.,...
Sep 5, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
LaHood feels safe with mail-in balloting at this time, but wants a watchful eye on process
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Republican Congressman says he feels safe with vote-by-mail "at this point" but does have some concerns. 17th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) of Dunlap says the pr...
Sep 4, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two arrested after vehicle crash and gunshots in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two arrests were made after a car was allegedly shot Thursday evening in Peoria. Police say officers arrived just before 7:00 P.M., seeing a vehicle with front-end damage and damage con...
Sep 4, 2026
