Category Archives: Local News
Two girls injured after reportedly being struck by vehicle in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Two girls suffered serious injuries after reportedly being hit by a vehicle in East Peoria Tuesday afternoon. East Peoria Police and Fire responded just before 2:00 P.M. to Sunrise...
Jul 15, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man indicted on murder charge for fatal 2024 South Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man arrested last month in Chicago in connection to a fatal shooting last summer in Peoria has been indicted. A Peoria County grand jury Tuesday indicted 36-year-old Bryan Vann for Fi...
Jul 15, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trio accused in South Peoria homicide indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted the three people charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting last month in South Peoria. The grand jury Tuesday indicted 20-year-old Ch...
Jul 15, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Search for suspects after armed robbery in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after a robbery early Tuesday morning in Peoria's East Bluff. Officers responded just before 4:15 A.M. to the area of Frye and New York, finding a 47-year-o...
Jul 15, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Ceremony in East Peoria to finish milestone in police headquarter construction
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The new home for the East Peoria Police Department reached a construction milestone on Tuesday. A Steel Topping Out ceremony took place to mark the installation of the final piece ...
Jul 15, 2025 Construction workers place the final beam in for the structural foundation of the new East Peoria Police Department headquarters. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois bet on solar to meet its climate goals. Trump has the industry in his crosshairs.
Article Summary Congress' latest budget package slashed federal tax incentives for solar developments. Industry insiders said the latest federal policies create "a lot of uncertainty." Illinois facili...
Jul 15, 2025 A solar farm in Carbondale, Illinois, in late 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Pekin appoints new city clerk
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is promoting from within for its new City Clerk. City Council on Monday night approved the appointment of Nicole Stewart to the role in the consent agenda. Stewart was ...
Jul 15, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria woman arrested on gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman was arrested on gun charges following a traffic stop Friday night. Peoria Police say officers stopped the woman's vehicle around 10 p.m. in the area of W. Nebraska and N....
Jul 15, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
KB Strong Foundation and OSF HealthCare promoting Glioblastoma awareness
PEORIA, Ill. - Wednesday July 16th is Glioblastoma Awareness Day...a day dedicated to spreading awareness about the highly aggressive and fatal brain cancer. Washington Community High School Basketbal...
Jul 15, 2025 (KB-Strong Foundation)
John Hooker, first of 'ComEd Four' to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison
Article summary Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in addition to a $500,000 fine - the first of the "ComEd Four" to face sentencing after their...
Jul 14, 2025 Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker walks out of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, July 14, after being sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison and a $500,000 fine for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
