Category Archives: Local News
Consolidated election early voting turnout low in central Illinois
PEORIA/TAZEWELL/WOODFORD COUNTIES, Ill. - Turnout so far in early voting across central Illinois is a little lower than anticipated. As of Tuesday morning, Peoria County reported 1390 people have vote...
Mar 25, 2025 (Julia Bradley & 1470 100.3 WMBD Radio)
After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
PETERSBURG, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham Lincoln spent his 20s working odd jobs...
Mar 25, 2025 A statue of young Abraham Lincoln stands outside the gift shop and concessions building at the New Salem Historic Site in Petersburg. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Athan Yanos)
Boil order in effect for Marquette Heights
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. - The town of Marquette Heights is under a boil order until further notice. The city announced the order is in effect, due to a water main break near the water tower in Indepen...
Mar 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Convicted "bodyless" killer loses appeal
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man, Allen Schimmelphennig, convicted in a "bodyless homicide" case from 2021, lost a bid to appeal the conviction Monday. Schimmelphennig is currently serving an 80-year sente...
Mar 25, 2025 (25 News)
Pekin approves land deal for medical parts plant, approves final cannabis dispensary
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin City Council voted unanimously Monday night to sell 67 acres of city-owned land to Singapore-based medical equipment maker Epic. The property at the Riverway Business Park, being s...
Mar 25, 2025
Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois)- Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know quotas they must meet at their jobs. While signing 16...
Mar 25, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Rockford stop on his "Standing Up for Illinois” tour on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria County Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle crash on Saturday night
The victim of a multi-vehicle crash in Peoria over the weekend has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 25-year-old Ian Harvey of East Peoria was operating a motorcycle that was h...
Mar 24, 2025
Bradley University to officially welcome its new president
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University will host a welcoming celebration to officially introduce James Shadid as the university's 13th president. The event will take place April 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Renai...
Mar 24, 2025 Federal Judge James Shadid, who has served the District of Central Illinois, has been named the new president of Bradley University
(1470 WMBD Radio--Julia Bradley)
Gas prices on the rise in the Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - The price at the pump is going up a bit in the Peoria area. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded on Monday is $3.27/g, up 4.3 cents in the past week. The average i...
Mar 24, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
Man dies after reportedly fleeing dump truck crash in Hanna City
HANNA CITY, Ill. - A man died after he reportedly attempted to flee the scene of a dump truck in a ditch in Hanna City. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to the area of 3rd S...
Mar 23, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
