Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker's community college initiative stalls in House committee
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois)- One of Gov. JB Pritzker's top legislative initiatives stalled in the General Assembly this week when the chair of the House Higher Education Committee refused to c...
Mar 21, 2025 Legislation that would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs has hit a roadblock in the General Assembly. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Teenager to remain in jail until trial for Christmas Day 2023 shooting incident
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager charged with attempted murder for a Christmas Day 2023 incident will stay in jail until his trial. 25 News reports 18-year-old Chirstopher Humes was denied a pretrial release...
Mar 20, 2025 Christopher Humes mugshot from Tazewell County Jail (Courtesy of 25 News).
Washington breaks ground on new police evidence building
WASHINGTON, Ill. - City leaders in Washington did not let severe weather stop them from marking the first steps in the construction of a new police evidence building. A groundbreaking ceremony for the...
Mar 20, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
Multiple people injured after Thursday morning crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple people were injured after a crash Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police says the two-vehicle crash occurred just before 8:15 A.M. in the area of Sterling and Scenic. Police...
Mar 20, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Woman dies after reportedly bring struck by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman is dead after reportedly being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening in Peoria. Peoria Police say officers responded just before 7:00 P.M. to reports of a pedestrian hit by a ve...
Mar 19, 2025
Small Business Administrator head visits Peoria manufacturer to tout new program
PEORIA, Ill. - A member of the Trump administration made a visit to Peoria on Wednesday to promote a new initiative aimed at helping manufacturers. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Lo...
Mar 19, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man sentenced for his role in 2022 South Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for a South Peoria murder on Labor Day weekend nearly three years ago. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 26-year-ol...
Mar 19, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Illinois House panel advances bill to strengthen homeschooling oversight
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements o...
Mar 19, 2025 A woman holds a sign, which is just one of the many signs held by the thousands of people who gathered in the Statehouse on Wednesday to oppose a bill relating to homeschoolers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Severe weather rolls through central Illinois Wednesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois was mostly unscathed during a round of severe weather Wednesday afternoon. Multiple tornado warnings were issued for Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and Fulton Counties, bu...
Mar 19, 2025 (Courtney Pierce/Midwest Communications)
Former Reditus CEO accused of receiving contraband in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - The former CEO of Reditus labs is accused of receiving contraband in the Peoria County Jail. 25 News reports Aaron Rossi has been indicted on charges relating to it, a week after a Peor...
Mar 19, 2025 (25 News)
