Category Archives: Local News
Former GOP lawmaker's trial again delayed amid last-minute hospitalization
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Instead of laying out his defense in his long-awaited federal corruption trial on Monday morning, former State Sen. Sam McCann was hospitalized in Missouri ...
Feb 06, 2024 Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 27. Though his rescheduled corruption trial was set to begin Monday, McCann was instead hospitalized and unable to make it to court. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Hannah Meisel)
State Supreme Court denies state lawmaker's bid to vacate gun ban ruling
(Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Supreme Court has again denied a request from a Republican lawmaker seeking to repeal the state's assault weapons ban. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the ban on the sal...
Feb 06, 2024 State Rep. Dan Caulkins is pictured at an Illinois State Capitol news conference last year. He was again rejected by the Illinois Supreme Court this week in a case against the state’s assault weapons ban. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Rossi pleads guilty in federal court to tax fraud, mail fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - Aaron Rossi pleads guilty. Federal court records indicate Rossi pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax fraud. He had faced a total of ten felony ...
Feb 06, 2024 (25 News)
With demand for services increasing, Peoria Salvation Army reaches Tree of Lights campaign goal
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Salvation Army has completed a successful 2023 "Tree of Lights" campaign. The organization announced that its fundraising campaign exceeded its $2.2 million target by raising...
Feb 05, 2024 (Salvation Army)
UPDATE: Peoria Police release more details of thwarted school shooting plot. Here's what we know
UPDATED 2/6 10:39 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have released more details regarding the case of the 16-year-old male who was charged Monday in relation to a school shooting attempt that was thwar...
Feb 05, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Six people suffer minor injuries after crash involving school bus in Peoria
UPDATED 2/6 7:59 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Six people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash Monday involving a school bus. The crash occurred in the area of Allen and To...
Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)
Dog dies in fire at South Peoria home Monday afternoon. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A home is a total loss after a Monday afternoon fire in South Peoria. Peoria Fire says multiple crews responded just before 12:45 P.M. to the area of Charlton and Brotherson Streets. Cr...
Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)
New child care and education center opens in a former child care location in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Low-income families looking for an option for child care and education while they work during the day have a new option in a familiar location. The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economi...
Feb 05, 2024 PCCEO Child Care Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at CityLink Transit Center on February 5th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria-based health care company facing foreclosure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-based Petersen Health Care is facing foreclosure, allegedly owing more than $51 million to its lenders. According to the Journal Star, one lawsuit claims Petersen Health Care owe...
Feb 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
Caterpillar's shares climb on profit beat, robust demand for mining equipment
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a double-digit increase in operating profit on Monday, beating Wall Street estimates as mining equipment sales remained robust and higher prices across its machinery di...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Caterpillar (Cat) Excavator is seen working at a construction site near the New York Harbor in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
