Category Archives: Local News
Victim in fatal Interstate 74 crash Friday morning in East Peoria identified
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The identity of the victim in Friday morning's fatal crash on Interstate 74 in East Peoria is now known. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 32-year-old Lauren Martin of No...
Jun 03, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Speaker of the House likes chances of flipping Illinois' 17th Congressional District in November
PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson believes Illinois' 17th Congressional District is in play in 2024. Retired judge Joe McGraw of Rockford is looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Er...
Jun 03, 2024 Retired judge Joe McGraw (left) stands next to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center) during a press conference in Peoria on June 1st, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois Central College has a new VP in charge of fundraising
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College made a big announcement Monday morning on WMBD Radio's "Greg and Dan Show." ICC President Sheila Quirk-Bailey says the college has a new vice president of ...
Jun 03, 2024 Illinois Central College President Sheila Quirk-Bailey and former State Rep. Mike Unes, who was announced on Monday as the college's new vice president of institutional advancement. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
GasBuddy: Local gas prices continue to fall post-Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 3.4 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.71 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are 4...
Jun 03, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
PCAPS has urgent need for pet adopters
PEORIA, Ill. - If you are looking to add a furry friend to your family, now is the time. Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) is waiving adoption fees through Friday, June 7. PCAPS officia...
Jun 02, 2024 PCAPS new mobile Spay/Neuter Service unit outside PCAPS' facilities. (PCAPS Facebook)
Members of House speaker's staff sue over ongoing unionization conflict
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Members of a would-be union representing staffers in House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's office filed suit against their boss on Friday, asking a Cook Cou...
Jun 02, 2024 House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch speaks during a news conference at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield in this January 2021 file photo. Welch says that he has enough votes to be House speaker for a second term and he looks forward to working with an even larger supermajority of Democrats than during his first term. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Speaker of the House visits Peoria to rally Republicans ahead of November elections
PEORIA, Ill. - The Speaker of the House says he's visited more than 110 cities and communities since taking the job in October, and added Peoria to the list Saturday night. Republican Mike Johnson of ...
Jun 01, 2024 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks to media before his appearance at the Peoria and Tazewell Counties Lincoln Day Dinner on June 1st, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall returning to East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall will be on display a second time in East Peoria. City officials say the traveling wall will be on display in Levee Park Sept. 25-29. Admission i...
Jun 01, 2024 (City of East Peoria)
Ban on 'captive audience' meetings, AI regulations among 466 bills to pass this session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill banning what unions refer to as employer-sponsored "captive audience" meetings about religion and politics has cleared both chambers of the General...
Jun 01, 2024 The Illinois Capitol dome is pictured through the trees in Springfield. Lawmakers adjourned their spring session this week after passing 466 bills this year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Suspect in shooting incident at Peoria Heights gas station during Memorial Day weekend to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the three suspects arrested in connection to a shooting incident at a Peoria Heights gas station was ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a...
May 31, 2024 (Peoria Heights Police Department)
