Category Archives: Local News
Pekin launching Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest this weekend
PEKIN, Ill. - Nearly a dozen hot air balloons will be floating into the air this weekend at Pekin's Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest. Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy McCoy says they've...
Jun 27, 2025 Pekin's Dragon's Fire Balloon Fest is June 27th & 28th at the Avanti's Event Center. (Discover Pekin Facebook)
Pritzker speaks to supporters in East Peoria as third-term campaign begins
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker wants a third term leading the Land of Lincoln, and is rallying support across the state to do so. After launching his campaign in Chicago on Thursd...
Jun 26, 2025 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) smiles as supporters chant his name during an appearance at Illinois Central College's Workforce Sustainability Center on June 26th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Unemployment rate down in all Illinois metro areas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Peoria metro area's unemployment rate was 3.8 percent May, down from 4.6 percent in May, 2024. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the unemployment rate decr...
Jun 26, 2025 Midwest Communications
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker kicks off re-election campaign
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In a hot gymnasium on Chicago's South Side, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday morning he's running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his a...
Jun 26, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria mayor stresses investments in city in State of the City address
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says the city has an "amazing history," and wants to keep it that way with investments. "Investing in Peoria's Future" was the theme of Rita Ali's 2025 "State of t...
Jun 26, 2025 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali delivers the 2025 "State of the City" address at the Peoria Civic Center ballroom. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
East Peoria teen identified after being hit, killed by a train in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - An East Peoria teen was identified on Thursday after being struck and killed by a train in Normal. The McLean County Coroner says 19-year-old James Camden died from multiple blunt force...
Jun 26, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Eureka chiropractor sentenced for scheming to defraud Medicare and a number of insurance companies
PEORIA, Ill. - A Eureka chiropractor, 48-year-old Carrie Musselman, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution for scheming to defraud Med...
Jun 26, 2025 Midwest Communications
Pritzker set to kick off re-election campaign Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor J-B Pritzker will kick off his re-election campaign for a third term on Thursday with a statewide tour. Over the next two days, the governor will be talking about his comm...
Jun 26, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference in Chicago prior to signing a bill aimed at giving more Illinoisans who leave a correctional facility access to a free state ID. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Man sentenced for shooting in Peoria's East Bluff that paralyzed ex-girlfriend
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been sentenced for a shooting in Peoria's East Bluff last year that left his former girlfriend paralyzed. 25 News reports Deandre Ward was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wedn...
Jun 25, 2025 Brian Turner / CC
Peoria provides more support and funding to organization helping house homeless population
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is providing more funding to reimburse a non-profit organization that's housing homeless people in a motel. City council on Tuesday night approved up to $64,000 to re...
Jun 25, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
