Category Archives: Local News
Peoria teen claims self-defense in shooting other teen
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old who's being tried as an adult for shooting another teenager in Peoria's West Bluff on Sunday admits to the shooting, but says it was self-defense. During Janard Quin's det...
Mar 28, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Soto arraigned on felony counts for Rockford stabbing spree
UPDATED 2:38 p.m. ROCKFORD, Ill. - 22-year-old Christian Soto was arraigned in Winnebago County, Illinois on Thursday, on 12 felony counts after prosecutors say he went on a killing spree. Soto's atta...
Mar 28, 2024 (Photo: Winnebago County Sheriff's Department)
Man charged in Peoria's 3rd homicide of year ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged in connection to one of two homicides from the past weekend in Peoria was ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition to detain ...
Mar 27, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County ROE head "not shocked" by teacher shortage survey results
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of education in Peoria County says it was "not shocking" to see the results of a survey related to teacher shortages in Illinois. A recent study from the Illinois Association o...
Mar 27, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
UPDATE: Man arrested in Peoria after calling in alleged false report of person shot Wednesday morning
UPDATED 4:10 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An alleged false report of a person being shot led to an arrest in Peoria on Wednesday morning. Peoria Police say a call came in just before 10:30 A.M. on that report ...
Mar 27, 2024 (25 News)
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have mad...
Mar 27, 2024 GRAPH: IARS Number Positions Filled by Subs and Retirees per Year
As teacher positions remain vacant, schools sometimes rely on substitute teachers and retired educators to fill them. The number of permanent jobs held by temporary workers has increased rapidly since 2022.
Source: 2023-2024 Educator Shortage Report, page 54
Peoria approves rate hike to offset rising sewer costs
PEORIA, Ill. - Starting May 1, Peoria residents will be paying higher sewer rates to help keep up with the rising cost of maintaining the city's existing sewer system. Peoria City Council unanimously ...
Mar 27, 2024 (City of Peoria)
Man accused in Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 early Sunday morning ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in what is Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 was ordered to stay in jail after a pre-trial detention hearing on Tuesday. Josef Viel, 61, is charged with First Degree Murder in...
Mar 26, 2024 Josef Viel Mugshot (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of pointing weapon at Peoria Police officer indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of pointing a weapon at a Peoria Police officer. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted Brian Childers, 45, on a Class Four felony char...
Mar 26, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy's fatal stabbing by released inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Monday. The governor...
Mar 26, 2024 The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
