Category Archives: Local News
Peoria County rejects GFL's plan for a transfer station
PEORIA, Ill. - With Peoria's city and county landfill in Edwards getting closer to capacity, and no alternative location available, Peoria County Board members want to keep searching for an Environmen...
Jul 12, 2024 (25 News)
Sorensen calls on President Biden withdraw from the presidential race
PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Moline), whose district includes areas of Central Illinois, is calling on President Joe Biden to step aside in his campaign for re-election. Sorensen, who rep...
Jul 12, 2024 (Rep. Eric Sorensen via Zoom-screenshot)
Brimfield to receive new primary health care facility after land donation
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The donation of land just off Interstate 74 in Brimfield is leading to a new healthcare facility in the town. OSF Healthcare announced on Thursday the donation of 3.5 acres of land a...
Jul 11, 2024 OSF Healthcare leaders and members of the Kress family reveal a sign at the corner of Route 150 and Maher Road in Brimfield, where a new primary care facility will be located. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin looking for assistance from state for downtown improvements
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin is seeking help from the state to cover planned downtown improvements. Pekin has submitted a grant application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Oppor...
Jul 11, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria City selected to host USL League Two playoff games
PEORIA, Ill. - After clinching its second playoff berth in three years, Peoria's semi-pro soccer team will get to stay home in their chase for a championship. USL League Two on Thursday selected Peori...
Jul 11, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: PPD investigating death of man found shot in vehicle overnight as a homicide
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after apparently being shot early Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were conducting a traffic stop on W. G...
Jul 11, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Pritzker signs health insurance reform measures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state's health insurance industry, including bans on certain practices companies...
Jul 10, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker holds up a pair of bills that were part of the Healthcare Protection Act, which he signed into law Wednesday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Pritzker first outlined the insurance changes in his State of the State address in February. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
UPDATE: Man arrested for attempted murder for shooting in the East Bluff
UPDATED 7/11 5:20 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is in stable condition after police say she was shot in the back Wednesday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff. She was taken to a hospital with serious inju...
Jul 10, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man jailed on multiple gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man on multiple weapons charges after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. Officers stopped a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Cartel Barnett in the area of Uni...
Jul 10, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Federal grant will pay for more electric buses for CityLink
PEORIA, Ill. - The federal government is spending nearly $15 million on electric buses for Peoria's public transit system. Battery-powered electric buses will replace the Greater Peoria Mass Transit D...
Jul 10, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
