Category Archives: Local News
New roadwork begins in Peoria this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Major construction work will start this week in another part of the Adams and Jefferson Streets two-way conversion project. On Tuesday, the two far left lanes will be blocked on Jeffers...
Apr 13, 2026 Midwest Communications
Park District Board of Trustees backs keeping Detweiller Marina in the public's hands
PEORIA, Ill. - Members of the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees are backing a citizen group aiming to stop the sale of a portion of Detweiller Marina. Friends of Riverfront Park took their case t...
Apr 11, 2026 Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria. (25 News)
Natural life sentence for man who shot girlfriend and neighbor in Peoria in 2024
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend the rest of his natural life in prison for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her neighbor in Peoria two years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office s...
Apr 10, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week's total to 133, which included several measures designed to benefit consumers. A long-proposed bill to improve price trans...
Apr 10, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
After Trump's EPA's reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Article Summary Illinois government and environmental organizations fear new federal policy changes could change the calculus for plant operators and potentially slow planned plant closures. On Feb. 1...
Apr 10, 2026 A statue of two angels showing the consequences of air pollution is seen with their backs to the Illinois river and the Powerton coal plant. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
East Peoria man arrested on alleged child sex abuse material charges
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An East Peoria man was arrested Thursday for allegedly possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials. 45-year-old Jon Paul Deyo was taken to the Tazewell County Jail. N...
Apr 10, 2026 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pedestrian dies after being struck on Murray Baker Bridge
UPDATED 9:55 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - One person has died after reportedly being struck by a vehicle on Murray Baker Bridge early Friday morning. Illinois State Police says the crash occurred at around 5:5...
Apr 10, 2026 Westbound lanes on I-74 over the Murray Baker Bridge were shut down Friday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. (25 News)
Madigan's high-powered appeals team urges 7th Circuit to overturn speaker's conviction
Article Summary An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former Democratic power broker's conviction on bribery and oth...
Apr 10, 2026 Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria mayor meets Pope Leo in Italy as part of diplomacy mission
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's mayor is reflecting on a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity and trip last week. Rita Ali was part of a diplomacy mission coordinated by the Illinois Municipal League, which sent ...
Apr 09, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Individual accused in death of Robert Bee makes first court appearance since arrest
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The individual accused in the death of a 13-year-old Pekin boy from nearly a decade ago made a first court appearance on Thursday. 48-year-old Keith Brackett was arrested on We...
Apr 09, 2026 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
