Category Archives: Local News
Peoria man sentenced for bank fraud and making false statements under oath
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men were sentenced to prison on Thursday for what the federal government describes as a "multi-year fraud scheme." 35-year-old Chad Campen of Peoria was sentenced to more than 11 ye...
Oct 28, 2024 courtroom gavel
Another winning weekend for Morton High's marching band
MORTON, Ill. - Just a week after a first-place finish at the Illinois Marching Band Championships in Normal, the Morton High School Marching Band came home with more honors this weekend from the Bands...
Oct 28, 2024 The Morton High School Marching Band competes at the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional over the weekend.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Friend)
Peoria gas prices down a few cents, as prices nationally are the lowest since January
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have fallen 5.3 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.32 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are 6...
Oct 28, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Peoria Fire responds to multiple blazes overnight Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire crews were busy overnight Saturday into Sunday morning battling multiple blazes. The first fire was called in on Peoria's South Side just before 11:45 A.M., to a single stor...
Oct 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Unclaimed decedents to be buried in Peoria, says coroner's office
PEORIA Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office announced yesterday, it will be holding a burial for remains that have been unclaimed. 58 unclaimed decedents, who have been cremated, will be buried i...
Oct 26, 2024 (Peoria County Coroner)
2 injured after late-afternoon pileup on Murray Baker Bridge
PEORIA Ill. - Two people were taken to the hospital after a reported five-vehicle crash on the Tazewell County side of the Murray Baker Bridge. Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 3:1...
Oct 25, 2024 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State, Cook County use similar arguments to defend assault weapon bans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Attorneys in the offices of Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx made similar arguments in recent court filings as both de...
Oct 25, 2024 Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx (right) and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (left) are pictured at the Illinois Statehouse in 2019. They’re both defending state and county bans on assault weapons in federal court cases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
PCCEO announces exit of CEO, Charles White
PEORIA Ill. - As of Friday, the Peoria Citizen Committee for Economic Opportunity is looking for a new CEO... The non-profit recently announced the exit of Charles White as Chief Executive Officer. Th...
Oct 25, 2024
Suspect arrested in Goodfield after multi-county police chase
PEORIA Ill. - A man has been arrested after a vehicle chase with local law enforcement, this morning (Friday). 20-year-old Elijah Sack, of Iowa, was taken into custody on numerous charges of theft and...
Oct 25, 2024
Girls' travel softball coach charged with stealing thousands from East Peoria team funds
EAST PEORIA Ill. - A local travel softball coach pleads not guilty to stealing more than six-thousand dollars of team finances. Jessica McMichael coached the 10-U travel softball team, the East Peoria...
Oct 25, 2024 Midwest Communications
