Category Archives: Local News
DUI crash in Peoria leaves man seriously injured Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is facing multiple charges, including Driving Under the Influence and Aggravated Reckless Driving, after a two-vehicle crash Friday night that left a man seriously injure...
Feb 07, 2026 28-year-old Ganala Johnson. (Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker's new budget report could set tone for conservative 2027 spending plan
Article Summary The governor's office sought to quantify the cost of federal funding cuts, freezes and policy changes less than two weeks before he is scheduled to give his annual budget address. The ...
Feb 06, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from a reporter in October 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher shot five times by Border Patrol agents last fall, was granted permission Friday by a judge to release certain evidence from her case. The evidenc...
Feb 06, 2026 Marimar Martinez looks at her attorney with tears in her eyes as he speaks to press about the lingering impact the shooting has had on her after a Feb. 6, 2026, hearing to modify the protective order sealing evidence in her case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Conservative policy wonk Ted Dabrowski gets off sidelines with run for governor
Article Summary Governor candidate Ted Dabrowski argues he is uniquely positioned to unite the fractured Illinois GOP, raise the funds needed to compete statewide and win back suburban voters crucial ...
Feb 06, 2026 Ted Dabrowski talks to fellow Republicans at a State Central Committee meeting in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Federal grant funding announced for new Metamora public safety building
METAMORA, Ill. - The federal government is giving a boost to a project in Metamora that will improve public safety services. 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) joined village leaders Fr...
Feb 06, 2026 Posters show potential renderings of what a new public safety building in Metamora could look like. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria woman sentenced to 45 years for fatal stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for the stabbing death of a 26-year-old woman in 2023. Cathy A. Logan, 55, was sentenced for the August 2023 stabbing death of ...
Feb 06, 2026 Cathy Logan (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria man formally charged for seriously harming an infant
By Liz Lape PEORIA. Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria man accused of seriously injuring a newborn child last year was formally charged in court on Thursday morning. 20-year-old Jaravion Nichols was indicted b...
Feb 06, 2026 Jaravion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria church celebrates 'Soup-er Bowl Sunday' to help families in need
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a game on Sunday that has very little to do with football, and everything to do with giving. Karol Castens, Missions and Outreach Co-Chair with Peoria's Northwest United Methodi...
Feb 06, 2026 Decorations in celebration of "Soup-er Bowl Sunday" at Peoria's Northwest United Methodist Church. (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
East Peoria approves new turn lane, improvements, for new police station
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple items related to the new East Peoria Police station were approved at this week's city council meeting. One item unanimously approved by commissioners includes creating a n...
Feb 05, 2026 (City of East Peoria)
Peoria Mayor says Boyd's revised Par-A-Dice plans was a "surprise to the city"
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria city leaders are planning to meet next week to discuss the newest proposal from Boyd Gaming regarding the renovated Par-A-Dice Casino. On Thursday, the Illinois Gaming Board dela...
Feb 05, 2026 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali delivers the 2025 "State of the City" address at the Peoria Civic Center ballroom. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
