Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Three people shot in incident on Peoria's East Bluff Monday afternoon
UPDATE 7:57 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting in the East Bluff that happened Monday afternoon. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called just before four-...
Jun 17, 2024 Midwest Communications
Illinois' ban on 'bump stocks' remains in place despite U.S. Supreme Court decision
SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois law banning the sale and use of "bump stocks" and other devices that increase the firing power of semiautomatic weapons remains in place, at least for now, despite a U.S. Sup...
Jun 17, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters at a news conference on June 14. Pritzker said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling doesn’t affect Illinois’ ban on bump stocks and other firearm accessories. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Police investigating teenager shot Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating after a 13-year-old was shot Saturday night in South Peoria. Officers found the juvenile with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg just before...
Jun 17, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?
In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a tax credit of up to about $300 for families with young children. The credit is available to Illinoisans with child...
Jun 17, 2024 (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
East Peoria home caught on fire Sunday
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria home was damaged by fire Sunday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Ronnie Marmitt says fire broke out at the home on Meadow Avenue around 8:30 a.m. No one was inside the ...
Jun 17, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still falling as summer begins
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 6.5 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 10.7 cents lower than a month ago, ...
Jun 17, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: Boy suffers life-threatening injuries after being shot Sunday in Peoria's East Bluff
UPDATED 4:26 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say an 8-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head Sunday afternoon in the East Bluff. Officers arrived just before 5:...
Jun 17, 2024
Peoria hosts first Juneteenth Parade
PEORIA, Ill. - Juneteenth is this coming Wednesday, but Peoria got a head start on the celebration Saturday by hosting its first-ever Juneteenth Parade. 25 News reports the parade was organized by the...
Jun 16, 2024 25 News
Area road construction projects begin Monday
CENTRAL ILLINOIS, Ill. - Several new road construction projects will impact traffic next week. Southbound 14th Street in Pekin will be closed at Derby Street as part of the Derby Street reconstruction...
Jun 15, 2024 Midwest Communications
Lawmakers pass on oversight vote for Pritzker's prison closure, rebuild plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For the last two decades, each time a governor has moved to close a large state-run facility like a prison or mental health center, a legislative oversight ...
Jun 15, 2024 Logan Correctional Center, one of only two prisons for women in Illinois, is slated for closure and rebuilding – possibly from Lincoln to the Chicago suburb of Crest Hill – under a plan from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
