Category Archives: Local News
Spears holds lead in Peoria County judge's race after final mail-in ballots counted
PEORIA, Ill. - The race to fill a judge's seat in Peoria County's 10th Judicial Circuit came down to the wire. With results made official on Wednesday after the final mail-in ballots were counted on T...
Nov 19, 2024
Signing day for new ICC apprentices going into the workforce
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College celebrated its students who are making a commitment to their future employers. The college held an "Apprenticeship Signing and Recognition Day" ceremony Tuesday...
Nov 19, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come
JOLIET, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With nearly half a million dollars of state funding, a new electric vehicle charging station opened in Joliet on Monday. It is the first of hundreds of charging ...
Nov 19, 2024 An electric vehicle charging station pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Two arrested after allegedly derailing train near Bartonville
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two men were arrested after allegedly derailing a train Monday afternoon near Bartonville. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says deputies were notified by Bartonville Police of...
Nov 19, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Madigan jury sees 'Magic Lobbyist List' seized from co-defendant during FBI search
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - It was a sunny and mild spring afternoon in May 2019 when roughly 100 FBI agents were dispatched to the homes - and one office - of eight allies to then-Illinois Hous...
Nov 19, 2024 LIST: Jurors in the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain were shown a “Magic Lobbyist List” of well-connected lobbyists that was seized from McClain’s home in May 2019. (Image from court documents)
East Peoria to vote on tax breaks for riverfront hotel
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A proposed development agreement has East Peoria offering a variety of tax incentives for a new Hampton Inn hotel on the riverfront. East Peoria's City Council on Tuesday is expect...
Nov 19, 2024 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
10 people displaced by fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a home on N. Flora Avenue late Monday night. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when they arrived around 11:40 p.m., crews found flames coming fro...
Nov 19, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man arrested in Tennessee after alleged family dispute
TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. - A Peoria man has been arrested in Tennessee after an alleged family dispute. Tipton County Sheriff Shannon Beasley says deputies responded to a rural home on Charleston Gift Roa...
Nov 18, 2024
Tazewell County Board Chair announces retirement
TAZEWELL COUNTY Ill. - After 27-years of service Tazewell County Board Chair, David Zimmerman, is retiring. According to 25News, the long-time chair announced his retirement Monday. Zimmerman has been...
Nov 18, 2024 (25 News)
Judge dismisses biometric data privacy lawsuit citing revised state law
(Capitol News Illinois) - A clarification to Illinois' biometric data privacy law made by state lawmakers earlier this year limits the size of damages that can be claimed in lawsuits over Biometric In...
Nov 18, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
