Category Archives: Local News
South Peoria car fire spreads to home
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured after a car ended up on fire, and spread to the outside of a South Peoria home. Peoria Fire says the blaze near Wiswall and Laramie at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday was put o...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
City council approves funding toward passenger rail project
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is approving money that could lead to the city receiving federal funding toward the proposed Peoria to Chicago passenger rail line. The city would be putting in ...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 Christine Warner / CC
Arraignment date set for alleged Peoria Heights arsonist
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. --A Peoria Heights man who allegedly burned down a home and damaged two others in the area last month now stands indicted by a grand jury. Skylar Walker, 32, is accused in the fir...
Cooper Banks Nov 22, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Police report adds details to city's 23rd homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police may still be looking for suspects related to the city's 23rd homicide of the year, despite a teenager being arrested on Murder and Aggravated Battery charges. 25 News has ...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 (25 News)
COVID-19 concern abates due to several key factors
PEORIA, Ill. -- A local expert on infectious diseases says COVID-19 has certainly reached an important and encouraging phase, at least when considering the bigger picture. Most COVID-19 strains are no...
Cooper Banks Nov 22, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Fire Chief urges turkey-cooking safety
PEORIA, Ill. - If you haven't started thawing your Thanksgiving turkey yet, and you plan on deep-frying it this year, you're almost out of time. That's according to Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger,...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Flagpole removed from Old State Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - People walking through downtown Springfield on Monday morning looked up to an unusual sight - a helicopter hovering over the Old State Capitol, dropping a r...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 A helicopter is used to remove the flagpole from atop the Old State Capitol in Springfield on Monday morning as part of a renovation project to reinforce the dome and repair a leaky roof. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Welch, poised for another term as speaker, reflects on growing House majority
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governin...
Will Stevenson Nov 22, 2022 House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch speaks during a news conference at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield in this January 2021 file photo. Welch says that he has enough votes to be House speaker for a second term and he looks forward to working with an even larger supermajority of Democrats than during his first term. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
I-DOT: Buckle up and drive sober this holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies are reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving holiday....
Julia Bradley Nov 22, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
Four-car accident injures one
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A big rush-hour accident on the East Peoria side of the Cedar Street bridge resulted in a traffic backup almost all the way to Creve Coeur. East Peoria Police say the crash happene...
Will Stevenson Nov 21, 2022 (25 News)