Category Archives: Local News
One man arrested in Peoria for aggravated battery
PEORIA Ill. - One man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another individual, sending them to the hospital, early Tuesday morning. Just before 1:00am -- Peoria Police were dispatched to Northeast Jeff...
Jan 21, 2025
Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities. The b...
Jan 21, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs the Dignity in Pay Act at a ceremony in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Two males arrested in Peoria for multiple weapons and drug charges
PEORIA Ill. - Two men have been arrested for the alleged illegal sale of a controlled substance -- and possessing a firearm under the legal age. On Friday last week, just after 6:30am, Peoria Police's...
Jan 21, 2025
Five big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
ILLINOIS (Capitol News Illinois) - Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts - regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%. O...
Jan 21, 2025 Mary Pender, a teacher at OWL, pushes snow off an awning. (Julia Rendleman for ProPublica)
Victim identified in Sunday morning fatal shooting in North Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a fatal shooting at a Peoria apartment complex on Sunday morning has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 37-year-old Latrista Warfield was pronounced...
Jan 20, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Friends of Central Illinois opens Peoria's first LGBTQ+ community center
PEORIA, Ill. - The first home base for Peoria's LGBTQ+ community opened its doors Monday. Friends of Central Illinois cut the ribbon on its new location on East War Memorial Drive with supporters in a...
Jan 20, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
MLK Jr. Luncheon at the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA Ill. - Locals gathered to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday afternoon, in Peoria. A luncheon was held at the Peoria Civic Center. Michael Hurt, with the Peoria Employees fo...
Jan 20, 2025
Man arrested for breaking into West Peoria City Hall construction site
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - A West Peoria man was arrested after a burglary was reported at the construction site of the new West Peoria City Hall on Friday. 29-year-old Quentrell Walker faces charges of resi...
Jan 20, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Man arrested in connection with Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - Police have made an arrest in connection with Peoria's first homicide of 2025. Officers were called to E. Ravine Avenue just after 5 p.m. Sunday, where they arrested 45-year-old Derrick...
Jan 20, 2025 (Peoria Co. Jail)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up a bit ahead of Trump inauguration
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have gone up three cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.21 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices...
Jan 20, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
