Category Archives: Local News
Metamora Park District plans to close public pool for good after season
METAMORA, Ill. - The Metamora Park District is closing its community pool for good when the summer ends. The park district made the announcement Wednesday on Facebook, citing decreasing turnout at the...
Jun 05, 2024 (Metamora Park District)
Peoria's Liv Warfield a huge hit on AGT
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria native got the Golden Buzzer Tuesday night on NBC's America's Got Talent. Liv Warfield, a 1997 graduate of Peoria Notre Dame, will automatically advance to the Live Shows, the ...
Jun 05, 2024 Peoria native Liv Warfield performs on NBC's America's Got Talent in June, receiving the Golden Buzzer.
(NBC.com)
Mega Millions jackpot won in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Mega Millions drought is over. One ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing to win an estimated $560 million jackpot. The winner, who bought their...
Jun 05, 2024 (Mega Millions Consortium)
Washington to consider increased price tag for new evidence building
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington will have to pay a little more money to build a new evidence building for the police department. Police Chief Mike McCoy sent a memo to city council, dated Mo...
Jun 04, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Park-A-Palooza returning to the Peoria Riverfront for a second year
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District is bringing back Park-A-Palooza this week. Park District Executive Director Emily Cahill tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", they've got brand new experiences ready. "...
Jun 04, 2024 Peoria Park District's Park-A-Palooza is scheduled for June 6-8 on the Peoria Riverfront. (Peoria Park District)
Democrats tap gaming cash cow to help fill state budget gap
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In order to boost infrastructure spending and avoid a projected fiscal cliff facing the state in the next couple of years, Democrats who control state gover...
Jun 04, 2024 Sports betting has become popular among Illinoisans since the market launched in 2020. But the state has also benefitted from taxing sportsbooks, netting nearly $415 million so far – a figure that’s set to rise even higher under a tax hike Democrats pushed through the General Assembly last week. (Unsplash.com photo by Amit Lahav)
Judge considering whether slated candidates can appear on November ballot
Sangamon County, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- A Sangamon County judge is weighing whether to block a new state law that bans the long-practiced tradition of political parties slating candidates for...
Jun 04, 2024 The Sangamon County Complex is the venue for a legal challenge to a new state law that bars parties from placing candidates on the general election ballot if no candidate ran in the party’s primary. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Arson appears to have caused a fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a home on N. Indiana early Tuesday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says crews arrived around 12 a.m., finding the back of ...
Jun 04, 2024 D4E / CC
Man arrested after early Saturday morning after allegedly taking child from Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a man early Saturday morning on charges including home invasion and child abduction. Police responded to the Jeth Court Homes just after 5:00 A.M. on reports of a...
Jun 03, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria man sentenced for role in September 2020 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison for his role in a murder nearly four years ago. 25 News reports 23-year-old Talya Zolicoffer was sentenced to 24 years in p...
Jun 03, 2024 courtroom gavel
