Category Archives: Local News
Peoria business closes less than year after moving locations
PEORIA, Ill. - Less than a year after moving to the Landmark Center, a Peoria business has abruptly closed its doors. Gone Social announced in a social media post on Monday that it has permanently clo...
Jan 27, 2025 (25 News)
UPDATE: Man injured after reportedly being struck by vehicle in Tazewell County
UDPATED 3:07 P.M. TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 43-year-old Creve Coeur man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle this Monday morning. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says t...
Jan 27, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Coroner identifies Chillicothe man killed in crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the 33-year-old man from Chillicothe who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Friday. Harwood says Matthew Burke died from m...
Jan 27, 2025 (Peoria County Coroner)
Peoria Public Schools says its district continues to be a 'safe haven' for ESL students
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of changes to U.S. immigration policy, Peoria Public Schools is reassuring families its buildings are a safe place to learn. In a letter posted on the district's website on ...
Jan 26, 2025 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of 'shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together'
CHICAGO - After watching prosecutors spend more than 10 hours over three days dissecting every element of the racketeering and bribery case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the d...
Jan 25, 2025 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan and former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo are pictured outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse during Madigan’s ongoing trial. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Speed believed to be a factor in fatal one-vehicle crash in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY Ill. - One man is dead following a crash earlier Friday, just outside of Chillicothe. According to the Peoria County Sheriff's Office - the crash occurred in the 4100 block of Cloverdale...
Jan 24, 2025
Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seats
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS. - Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income families in Illinois through Smart Start Illinois in the past year. Smart Start Illinois is an initiative of Gov. JB Prit...
Jan 24, 2025 Students are pictured at a Rochester Elementary School pre-K classroom. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Man charged after fatal hit-and-run in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - One man has been charged with Failure to Report an Accident, leading to the one's death, in Peoria. According to the Peoria County State's Attorneys Office, The state's petition to detai...
Jan 24, 2025
ICC receives second grant from the Good Jobs Challenge program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -Illinois Central College announced on Friday that it has received a $4.8 million grant from Round 2 of the Good Jobs Challenge. ICC is one of eight funded programs, the only institu...
Jan 24, 2025 (Illinois Central College)
Republican picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee 'overwhelmed with emotions'
For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican will chair an Illinois House committee. Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hills...
Jan 24, 2025 Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, is pictured on the Illinois House floor alongside a picture of him in military uniform. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki; Army photo provided)
