Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Civic Center unveils $45m in renovations
PEORIA Ill. - More than five years and $45 million of renovations are complete at the Peoria Civic Center. Wednesday afternoon, representatives of the center unveiled a brand new scoreboard - new seat...
Sep 18, 2024
Gun expert says assault weapons ban 'describes the most popular firearms I'm involved with'
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois' assault weapons ban include many of the most common firearms that Ameri...
Sep 18, 2024 The federal courthouse for the Southern District of Illinois is pictured in East St. Louis. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
UPDATE: Chicago woman charged with murder in connection to death of infant son in Peoria
UPDATED 5:14 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection to the death of her infant son in Peoria on Monday. Court and jail records show that 25-year-old Andrea Lunc...
Sep 18, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Missing Canton teen found in Arizona after being kidnapped, suspect arrested
PEORIA Ill. - A Canton teenager that was reported missing back on September 6th -- has been found. The Canton Police Department shared on it's Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, 16-year-old Railyn Chu...
Sep 18, 2024
Peoria County State's Attorney announces settlement with companies over opioids
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos admits she was a little "skeptical" about seeing victory in opioid litigation. But Hoos says she felt so strongly about those lawsuits, filed in...
Sep 18, 2024 Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Morton dismisses fire chief, interim chief selected
MORTON, Ill. - The Morton Village Board will not reinstate the fire chief, after 25 years on the job. Mayor Jeff Kaufman removed Fire Chief Joe Kelley from his position on August 29, explaining why at...
Sep 18, 2024
Peoria County Coroner says death of one-month-old in Peoria's East Bluff "preventable"
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says the death of a one-month-old boy is a "daunting situation." Jamie Harwood announced Tuesday that Grayson Luncsford died of severe dehydration and hyperthe...
Sep 17, 2024 Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood speaks on the death of one-month-old Grayson Luncsford at a press conference on September 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois' assault weapons ban
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world's leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now ban...
Sep 17, 2024 The federal district courthouse in East St. Louis is pictured. A case challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban continued there on Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett's effort to overturn conviction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett's appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying...
Sep 17, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Stark County joins rest of state in getting 911 services, with help from Peoria County
TOULON, Ill. - Stark County is now in the "21st century." That was the reaction of Sheriff Steve Sloan, after the county's 911 service went online last week. County and Illinois State Police leaders m...
Sep 17, 2024 Stark County Sheriff Steve Sloan and Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly tour the county's new Emergency Communications Center, which gives Stark County 911 capabilities for the first time ever. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
