Category Archives: Local News
Multiple house fires reported throughout Peoria this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department was called out multiple times this weekend. This first incident was to a house in Peoria's East Bluff, that was determined to be a total loss, on Saturday mor...
Jul 07, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Area road construction projects begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Monday marks the start of the new work week and the start of road construction projects in and near Morton, East Peoria and Eureka. Pavement patching will begin Monday on the I-74 Morto...
Jul 07, 2024 Photo: City of East Peoria
Body found in Illinois River near Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office and the Peoria County Coroner's Office are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Illinois River. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins...
Jul 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Phishing scam targets voting by mail
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Election Commission is warning of a texting scam that is targeting voting by mail. The text urges recipients to click on a false link to register to vote by mail in th...
Jul 06, 2024 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
East Peoria police arrest man in relation to opening mailboxes
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 34-year-old man was given a notice to appear on charges relating to going through mailboxes in East Peoria. East Peoria Police say officers on June 26th noticed an "overwhelming ...
Jul 05, 2024 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gun found in vehicle in downtown Peoria leads to arrests early Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men were arrested after a firearm was found early Friday in an unoccupied vehicle in downtown Peoria. Police say a Glock handgun was reportedly seen by officers in the vehicle durin...
Jul 05, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fire damages Peoria Heights house early Friday morning
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Fireworks in a garbage can are being blamed for a house fire in Peoria Heights early Friday morning. Peoria Heights Fire responded to Wilson and Illinois just after 12:45 A.M. o...
Jul 05, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man falls onto rooftop after escaping through window at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis
PEORIA, Ill. - A patient at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center went out of a window yesterday Thursday morning. In a statement from the hospital, the hospitalized man forced his way out of a ...
Jul 05, 2024 (OSF HealthCare)
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois S...
Jul 05, 2024 Caption: (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Thousands enjoy Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom presented by i3 Broadband
PEORIA, Ill. - It turns out Mother Nature is a fan of Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom presented by i3 Broadband. A rainy start to the Fourth of July holiday in Central Illinois made way to p...
Jul 04, 2024 Photo: T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
