Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Girl who died after medical emergency on flight diverted to PIA identified by Peoria County Coroner
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the girl who died after a medical emergency forced a Chicago-bound plane to land at Peoria International Airport Thursd...
Jun 13, 2024 AMT Ambulance (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
WCHD reports first West Nile virus positive bird of 2024 in Woodford County
METAMORA, Ill. - The Woodford County Health Department reported its first case of the year of a bird testing positive for West Nile virus in the county on Thursday. WCHD says a dead Blackbird found in...
Jun 13, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Rollover crash in Peoria sends several people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Police say several people have been injured in a double rollover crash in Peoria. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says the crash at Van Buren and NE Adams happened around 7:15 a.m. Thur...
Jun 13, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
UPDATE: Teenage girl suffers leg injury after reported shooting in Peoria
UPDATED 5:23 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A teenage girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries after reportedly being shot early Thursday morning in South Peoria. Peoria Police say 56 shots were fired in four...
Jun 13, 2024
With high temperatures over the next few days, Peoria opens Cooling Centers
PEORIA, Ill. - With temperatures in the 90s over the next few days, and heat indices even higher, the City of Peoria is opening Cooling Centers for people who need to get out of the excessive heat. Th...
Jun 13, 2024 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com
Collins: Threat of severe storms Thursday evening
PEORIA, Ill. - There is a threat of severe storms for the Peoria area Thursday evening. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says a line of severe thunderstorms will approach the Illi...
Jun 13, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Elections board urged to dismiss complaint that Bailey illegally coordinated in 2022 campaign
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections dismiss a complaint that alleged conservative radio host and political operative Dan...
Jun 12, 2024 Former GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey (right) and conservative political operative Dan Proft are pictured during an April hearing before the Illinois State Board of Elections. A hearing officer has recommended the board dismiss a complaint that the pair illegally colluded in the 2022 election. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details
JOLIET, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Jimmy Soto spent more than 42 years wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. In 2020, he was moved to the "F-House" at Stateville ...
Jun 12, 2024 Jimmy Soto, who spent more than 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in state prisons, speaks to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability at a public hearing in Joliet Tuesday. Soto said he recently discovered the drinking water at Stateville contaminated his blood with lead, causing him to be prediabetic. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Peoria Chamber finds new leader from within organization
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce has its new leader. The chamber announced Wednesday Jessica Linder Gallo as the new President and CEO, effective immediately. She takes over for Josh...
Jun 12, 2024 (Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce)
Man arrested by Peoria Police on attempted murder charge after alleged domestic dispute
PEORIA, Ill. - A reported domestic dispute in Peoria Tuesday night led to a man being arrested on an attempted murder charge. Police arrived to the area of Wilcox and North just before 8:30 P.M., find...
Jun 12, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
