Category Archives: Local News
Peoria man accused in shooting death of 10-year-old indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria man accused of shooting and killing a ten-year-old at an apartment complex last month has been indicted by a grand jury. 33-year-old Maurice Sargent was indicted Tuesday on t...
Oct 29, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Neighbor attempting to assist Peoria shooting victim in August passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - The neighbor who was shot after she came to aid a Peoria woman who was herself shot in August has passed away. Peoria Police say the neighbor succumbed to her injuries and was pronounce...
Oct 29, 2024
Man dies after shed fire in rural Mackinaw
MACKINAW Ill. - A man from rural Mackinaw has been identified as a victim of a fatal fire from Monday. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 43-year-old Nathan Robertson was found unresponsive s...
Oct 29, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Chillicothe voters to decide two issues regarding its public library on November ballot
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Voters in Chillicothe will decide next week if they want to pay more for its library district, and if they want the district itself to grow. Two referendums related to the library ...
Oct 29, 2024 (Chillicothe Public Library Facebook)
It's Halloween week at Soderstrom Castle on Grandview Drive
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Halloween happenings are underway at the Castle on Grandview Drive. Thea Hartzler, Estate Manager at Soderstrom Family Castle in Peoria Heights, invites families to come experie...
Oct 29, 2024 The Castle on Grandview Drive is lit up and decorated for Halloween festivities all this week. (Photo courtesy of Soderstrom Castle Facebook page)
Carjacking suspect to remain jailed until trial on Fulton County charges
FULTON COUNTY Ill. - The man who allegedly lead police on a multi-county car chase last week -- will remain in jail until his trial. According to 25News -- Tuesday morning, a Fulton County judge order...
Oct 29, 2024
Madigan co-defendant warned ComEd CEO not to 'provoke a reaction from our Friend'
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Commonwealth Edison's top attorney was busy preparing for the General Assembly to take up major legislation the utility had spent months negotiating when ComEd's top ...
Oct 29, 2024 A Commonwealth Edison-branded manhole cover sits outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from ComEd, along with other alleged acts of corruption. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Candidates file ahead of Peoria municipal races next spring
PEORIA, Ill. - Three Peoria politicians and a newcomer have filed petitions to have their names on the ballot for next year's mayoral race. As of Monday's deadline to file, the candidates include incu...
Oct 29, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Early voting numbers strong in Peoria and Tazewell Counties week before Election Day
PEORIA/PEKIN, Ill. - High numbers of ballots are being returned in central Illinois before Election Day next week. Peoria County is reporting that more than 27,000 ballots have been returned, as of Mo...
Oct 28, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
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
