Category Archives: Local News
Washington High School juniors get perfect ACT scores
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Good news is worth waiting for. Washington High School juniors Isaac DeSutter and Grady Hahn had trouble finding their ACT scores on line. This, weeks after their peers had received...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Peoria Fire Department gets new Truck 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Brand spanking new equipment for the Peoria Fire Department. A $3.2-million firetruck purchased by the City of Peoria will replace an aging Truck 1. The purchase included two engines an...
May 24, 2025 Photo: 25 News
Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers passed two bills this week that aim to support mothers in the state. One bill requires employers to give paid time off to employees who p...
May 24, 2025 State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
ISP: Expect enhanced enforcement throughout Memorial Day Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As Memorial Day Weekend gets underway, Illinois State Police will be out looking for distracted and drunk drivers, and seat belt violations. "We are going to have an increased numb...
May 24, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Three arrested in connection to shooting near former Quest Middle School
PEORIA, Ill. - Three males have been arrested in connection to a Thursday afternoon shooting near the former Quest Charter Middle School in Peoria. Peoria Police say five people were detained Thursday...
May 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Summer Camp to return in 2026 to Chillicothe's Three Sisters Park
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A Memorial Day weekend tradition in central Illinois is missing this year, but it will not be gone for long. The three-day music festival Summer Camp returns to Three Sisters Park ...
May 23, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD -Rick Hirschmann)
Congressman LaHood praises "Big Beautiful Bill" and touts impact on working class people
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria area Congressman says President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will lead to "the best economy of my lifetime. 16th District Republican Congressman Darin LaHood of Dunlap spo...
May 23, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Metamora pool delays season opening
METAMORA, Ill. - A central Illinois pool that's needed significant repairs will need more time to open for the season. In a Facebook post, the Metamora Swimming Pool says it will not be able to open t...
May 23, 2025 (Metamora Park District)
Illinois Central College working with area colleges and universities to provide student housing
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College is working on how to house students affected by the closure of campus housing. In March, the college announced that students living in Woodview Commons wou...
May 23, 2025 (25 News)
State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers have one week to pass a new state budget with little room for new spending and Congress presenting further challenges and uncertainty. Re...
May 23, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, sits for an interview with Illinois Lawmakers’ host Jak Tichenor on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
