Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Police Chief blasts juvenile justice system while providing update on violent car chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Police Chief is blasting the juvenile justice system and parental responsibility after a violent car chase Tuesday morning. Chief Eric Echevarria provided more details of the c...
Feb 18, 2026 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
Article Summary JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 with minimal new spending. Outside of key areas like pensions, education and health care costs, discretionary spendin...
Feb 18, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker enters the Illinois House chamber to give his annual budget address on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Two adults arrested after Tuesday morning violent chase in Peoria identified
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have identified the two adults involved in a police chase Tuesday morning that lasted more than two hours throughout the city. 18-year-old Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy...
Feb 18, 2026 18-year-olds Daviere Dillard and Quinzell Foy. (Peoria County Jail)
Grand jury indicts former Peoria High basketball coach
PEORIA, Ill. - A grand jury has indicted the former Peoria High boys' basketball coach on multiple counts related to alleged sexual abuse and grooming of minors. 41-year-old Daniel Ruffin was indicted...
Feb 18, 2026 Daniel Ruffin mugshot (Peoria County Jail Records)
Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control
Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments' authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on pr...
Feb 18, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber for his 2025 budget address. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois Republican senator pushes to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots
Article Summary Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson on Tuesday defended a bill he introduced that would outlaw abortion and classify the procedure as a homicide. There are no exceptions for rape, incest...
Feb 18, 2026 Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson, accompanied by pastors and family at the Illinois
Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 17, speaks about his bill to outlaw abortion by legally defining fertilized human
eggs as “people” and triggering homicide laws. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Nikoel Hytrek)
Firefighters rescue driver from Peoria rollover crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters rescued a person trapped inside a vehicle after a rollover crash Tuesday night. Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews were called to the area of W. Malone and...
Feb 18, 2026 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Garage fire overnight in Peoria under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire at the intersection of Humboldt and Arago in the West Bluff area early Wednesday morning. Crews arrived around 1:00 a.m., finding smoke...
Feb 18, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria NAACP leader reflects on life of Jesse Jackson
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of Peoria's NAACP is reflecting on the life and legacy of the late-civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. On Tuesday, Jackson's family released a statement that confirmed his passi...
Feb 17, 2026 (25 News)
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick focuses on public safety in GOP governor's race
Article Summary DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is one of four candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor in the March 17 primary. Mendrick has been a vocal critic of the state's S...
Feb 17, 2026 DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick takes questions from reporters at the Illinois State Fair’s Republican Day in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
