Category Archives: Local News
Teenager charged with First Degree Murder in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - A 16-year-old has been charged with First-Degree Murder - after allegedly shooting and killing his father Monday, in Peoria. According to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office, 16-...
Mar 6, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two women ordered detained in connection to death of 13-month-old in December
PEORIA Ill. - Two women accused in the death of a one-month-old child in Peoria this past December will remain behind bars after a detention hearing Thursday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Offi...
Mar 6, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/Right: Tasheaunna Williams Left: Nausicca Thomas)
Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS - Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they're a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruct...
Mar 6, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is asking lawmakers to pass a plan banning cellphones in schools during class time. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Notre Dame dominates to punch ticket to 2A girls' basketball state championship game
NORMAL, Ill. - A dominating performance has put the Peoria Notre Dame girls' basketball team one game away from back-to-back state championships. The Irish defeated Mount Carmel, 61-35, in the IHSA Cl...
Mar 6, 2025 (Peoria Notre Dame)
DOGE targets federal Peoria offices
PEORIA - The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted three local offices of federal agencies: the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Trustee Program and the Federal Drug Administration. The Peo...
Mar 6, 2025 (Department of Government Efficiency)
Giannoulias: Illinois' state flag will stay the same
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Well, it looks like we're sticking with what we've got. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says the current Illinois state flag was the overwhelming winner in the state's Flag Re...
Mar 6, 2025 Matt Turner / CC
State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers Wednesday of consequences that could r...
Mar 6, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois)
Peoria Notre Dame and Washington girls' basketball teams ready for state finals
PEORIA/WASHINGTON, Ill. - One Peoria-area high school girls' basketball team is looking to go back-to-back at state, while another is looking for its first title this weekend. Peoria Notre Dame and Wa...
Mar 5, 2025 (Peoria Notre Dame)
New TIF District approved for East Peoria
EAST PEORIA Ill. - East Peoria City Council unanimously approved plans to develop a new TIF district along the Illinois River, Tuesday night. This new Riverfront TIF District will see development made...
Mar 5, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker's proposed budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Lawmakers' projections for revenues in the coming year aren't as high as Gov. JB Pritzker's, raising questions about how much money will be available during...
Mar 5, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker discusses his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget with reporters at the Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
