Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County launches website to help small businesses get started
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County has officially launched a website that can help small business owners get started -- and, with that, potentially get a startup grant. The website is StartABusinessGP.org -...
Will Stevenson Oct 19, 2022 (Peoria County Government via Facebook)
Man sentenced to 38 years in prison for 2021 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will go to prison for the lower end of what was possible after being convicted of murder and other charges in connection with a 2021 homicide. Peoria County Court records i...
Will Stevenson Oct 19, 2022
Grand jury files charges in 2021 street racing crash with school bus
UPDATED 2:51 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has filed a host of charges against a Peoria man listed in jail records as homeless, after a street racing incident last year that left thre...
Will Stevenson Oct 19, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail September 2022)
Massive particle accelerator arrives at OSF campus
PEORIA, Ill. -- The project to install massive new equipment at the new OSF health Cancer Institute in Peoria is making progress with the arrival of a giant particle accelerator. The device was seen m...
Cooper Banks Oct 19, 2022
UPDATE: Body found in East Peoria identified
UPDATED 4:54 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Tazewell County Coroner is now saying it was a former Florida resident who had been reported missing in April as the body found earlier this week in East Peor...
Will Stevenson Oct 19, 2022 (Pekin Police via Facebook)
Man accused of Peoria Heights carjacking
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A Peoria man who's jail record lists him as homeless is accused of trying to carjack a vehicle Tuesday night. Peoria Heights Police arrested Cameron Camper, 21, just before 10 p...
Will Stevenson Oct 19, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria's 2023 budget appears solid, thanks in part to COVID funding
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the help of COVID-19 relief money and some surprise local revenue, the City of Peoria appears to be in a good position reviewing their 2023 budget proposal, but the city is still ...
Julia Bradley Oct 19, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
Plenty of jabs in second and final Illinois gubernatorial debate
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second and final time before next month's general elections, Illinois voters were treated to a 60 minute slugging match between Illinois' top two gubernatorial candidates, Demo...
Cooper Banks Oct 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
Five Peorians charged with PPP violations
PEORIA, Ill. - Five Peoria residents are facing federal charges for fraudulently getting money from the COVID-19-caused federal Paycheck Protection Program. The five -- aged between 25 and 44 -- all f...
Will Stevenson Oct 18, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police hire 'Community Relations Crime Prevention Manager'
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new employee of the Peoria Police Department, who likely won't be wearing a uniform but will have an impact on operations. A statement says Mary Peterson has been hired as the...
Will Stevenson Oct 18, 2022 (Mary Peterson. Peoria Police)
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