Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Co. Sheriff's deputy released from the hospital over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jack Evans was released from the hospital on Saturday, after being shot on January 31. Deputy Evans was escorted home by his fellow deputies, Peoria Polic...
Feb 09, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up nearly 10 cents in the last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Drivers in Peoria are seeing higher prices at the pump, as the average price of gas has risen nearly 10 cents a gallon in the last week. GasBuddy says the average price of gas in Peoria...
Feb 09, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
South Peoria fire causes $75,000 damage on Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Fire displaced a South Peoria family of four on Sunday. Damage is estimated at $75,000. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews were called to a home in the area of W. Monta...
Feb 09, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Former commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing promoted to Brigadier General
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted again, to Brigadier General. The promotion wa...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven Rice, and previous commander of Peoria’s 182nd Airlift Wing, has been promoted to Brigadier General. (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Mike Wild)
New documentary commemorates the 45th anniversary of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run
PEORIA, Ill. - A documentary celebrating 45 years of the St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Run premieres next month. Co-founder Mike McCoy says the idea came in 1980, at Landmark Fitness, while he and a few ...
Feb 07, 2026 Participants in the 43nd annual Memphis to Peoria Run travel through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
(St. Jude Runs Facebook Page)
Judge blocks Trump's $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois
Article Summary A judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion for child care and family services program The...
Feb 07, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks about his office's actions against the Trump Administration during a January 20, 2026 press conference marking the 1-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's 2nd inauguration (Capitol News Illinois by Maggie Dougherty).
DUI crash in Peoria leaves man seriously injured Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is facing multiple charges, including Driving Under the Influence and Aggravated Reckless Driving, after a two-vehicle crash Friday night that left a man seriously injure...
Feb 07, 2026 28-year-old Ganala Johnson. (Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker's new budget report could set tone for conservative 2027 spending plan
Article Summary The governor's office sought to quantify the cost of federal funding cuts, freezes and policy changes less than two weeks before he is scheduled to give his annual budget address. The ...
Feb 06, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from a reporter in October 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher shot five times by Border Patrol agents last fall, was granted permission Friday by a judge to release certain evidence from her case. The evidenc...
Feb 06, 2026 Marimar Martinez looks at her attorney with tears in her eyes as he speaks to press about the lingering impact the shooting has had on her after a Feb. 6, 2026, hearing to modify the protective order sealing evidence in her case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Conservative policy wonk Ted Dabrowski gets off sidelines with run for governor
Article Summary Governor candidate Ted Dabrowski argues he is uniquely positioned to unite the fractured Illinois GOP, raise the funds needed to compete statewide and win back suburban voters crucial ...
Feb 06, 2026 Ted Dabrowski talks to fellow Republicans at a State Central Committee meeting in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
