Category Archives: Local News
Inmate's murder plans foiled by PCSO staff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County Jail inmate has been charged with trying to arrange the murder of a man he's accused of shooting back in April. A grand jury on Tuesday indicted 43-year-old Aubrae Harpe...
Aug 22, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
DNC brings thousands of pro-Palestine protestors to Chicago's streets
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Protestors in Chicago this week have shut down streets, broken through security fencing, clashed with police and interrupted events associated with the Democrat...
Aug 21, 2024 A masked protestor holds up a green smoke bomb during a protest march on Monday near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria shopping center sold to new owners
PEORIA, Ill. - A shopping center in the heart of Peoria will have new owners. In a social media post Wednesday, Eric Brinker says his family has decided to sell the Metro Centre after 52 years. He say...
Aug 21, 2024 (Metro Centre Facebook)
Amid a 'really, really big week for labor,' Illinois unions, Democrats held up as model
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Organized labor has been everywhere at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, from the main stage to the Illinois delegation's morning breakfa...
Aug 21, 2024 Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea addresses the Illinois delegation at its Wednesday morning breakfast. He said it’s been a “really, really big week for labor” thus far as the Democratic National Convention continues in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Public Schools bus involved in Wednesday morning crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria Public Schools bus was involved in a crash Wednesday morning. Peoria Police says the crash occurred just before 9:45 A.M. in the area of Glen Oak and Fayette between a PPS bus ...
Aug 21, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria's Duck Race for the Center for Prevention of Abuse returns Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - The 36th annual Duck Race benefiting Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse is back this weekend. The Center's Carol Merna says they have about 3,000 ducks still up for adoption, havin...
Aug 21, 2024 david010167 / Depositphotos.com
Car fire spreads to home overnight
PEORIA, Ill. - A car fire overnight in Peoria spread to a nearby home. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews were called to NE Madison Avenue around midnight Wednesday morning, finding a...
Aug 21, 2024 D4E / CC
In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Cheered on by an Illinois delegation watching from the floor of the United Center, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday night embraced an identity that's generally proven alie...
Aug 21, 2024 PRITZKER: Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his primetime address Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPDATE: 15-year-old arrested after shooting Tuesday night in South Peoria
UPDATED 4:45 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A 15-year-old boy is charged with Attempted Murder and multiple weapons charges after allegedly shooting another teenager Tuesday night in South Peoria. Peoria Police ...
Aug 21, 2024 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Obama night at the DNC: Barack, Michelle rouse crowd for Harris
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans to back Kamala Harr...
Aug 21, 2024 Former U.S. President Barack Obama takes the stage during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
