Category Archives: Local News
Landlord's attorney refutes allegations outlined in federal civil right suit
PEORIA, Ill. - The attorney for a Washington landlord named in a federal civil rights lawsuit claims the allegations against his client are - in his word - "bogus." The lawsuit, filed in federal court...
Jul 20, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Alleged business burglary nets two arrests
PEORIA, Ill. - Police responding to a reported burglary in South Peoria arrested two people. Peoria police spokesperson Simone Roth said the suspects, a male and female, attempted to run from officers...
Jul 20, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Local reaction to CrowdStrike computer outage: "Somebody dropped the ball"
PEORIA, Ill. - It could be weeks before the exact reasoning behind a global computer system outage is known, but now fixes are being put into place. Banks, businesses, airlines, hospitals and airlines...
Jul 19, 2024 Travelers wait for their flights near monitors displaying blue error screens, also known as the "Blue Screen of Death" inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike's "Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Satellite runs across Illinois help support Memphis to Peoria St. Jude run fundraising efforts
PEORIA, Ill. - Each summer, runners from central Illinois journey down to Memphis, Tenn. for the St. Jude Runs, running 465 miles back to Peoria and raising money for the St. Jude Children's Research ...
Jul 19, 2024 Runners for the St. Jude Marshall County to Peoria run cross the Lacon Bridge. (St. Jude Marshall County to Peoria Run Facebook)
Global tech outage is effecting some flights at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of a global tech outage early Friday morning, some flights in and out of Peoria International Airport are experiencing delays. A few early flights Friday morning to Punta Go...
Jul 19, 2024 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Pekin woman charged with first-degree murder in baby's death
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police have arrested a woman allegedly responsible for the death of a 10-month-old baby. The suspect, 21-year-old Makenna Rhodes, was booked into the Tazewell County Jail Thursday ...
Jul 19, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State's largest privately owned water utilities seek rate increase amid lawmaker scrutiny
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers around the state. Illinois Ameri...
Jul 19, 2024 An Illinois American Water water tower is pictured in Bolingbrook. The company is seeking to increase water rates beginning next year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Morton Dist. #709 superintendent announces retirement, replacement announced
MORTON, Ill. - Morton District #709 Superintendent Dr. Craig Smock has announced his retirement at the end of the 2024-25 school year. In 2007, Smock accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent ...
Jul 19, 2024 (Morton School District Unit 709)
Ali to face challenger from within City Council
PEORIA, Ill. - A member of the Peoria City Council says he'll run for mayor, challenging Rita Ali, who announced on Tuesday that she's seeking a second term. John Kelly has been an at-large council me...
Jul 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/City of Peoria)
After years of controversy, state pauses CO2 pipeline construction, for now
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - New safety requirements for carbon dioxide pipelines as well as a temporary ban on their construction are now in effect after Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday s...
Jul 18, 2024 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill to pause then further regulate carbon capture technology in Illinois. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
