Category Archives: Local News
One person injured after rollover crash in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in East Peoria Wednesday afternoon. East Peoria Fire says the single-vehicle crash occurred on Springfield Road at around ...
Dec 4, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Construction cost for new East Peoria police station approved
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The cost to build a new police building in East Peoria is now known. City council approved a bid of around $21.6 million at Tuesday night's meeting from River City Construction. Ma...
Dec 4, 2024 (City of East Peoria/FGM Architects)
Peoria Police arrest two females for Tuesday night retail theft
PEORIA Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a pair of females in connection to an attempted theft of a local retail store. Tuesday just after 10:15pm, Peoria Police were called to the "Marshals" in the ...
Dec 4, 2024
How RFK Jr.'s health proposals could affect Illinois
(Capitol News Illinois) - Every new presidential administration comes with policy changes, but the incoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed secretary of Health a...
Dec 4, 2024 A person receives a vaccine. (Kfuhlert, pixabay.com)
'You won't spend a day in jail': Madigan attorney hammers Solis' agreement with feds
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - The day after Christmas 2018, then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis signed an agreement with federal prosecutors, with whom he'd spent the last 2 years working as a secret co...
Dec 4, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for bribery, racketeering and extortion in a case partially built on secret recordings made by former Chicago alderman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis, who wrapped up his time on the witness stand Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel, inset by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Riverfront Museum lights Christmas tree to start its holiday tradition
PEORIA, Ill. - A shining Christmas tree now illuminates the Peoria Riverfront Museum along Washington Street. The museum on Tuesday night held a tree lighting ceremony to kick off its Christmas in the...
Dec 3, 2024 A 60-foot Norway spruce is illuminated at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritkzer education policy advisor named to head new Department of Early Childhood
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday appointed Teresa Ramos to be the first permanent secretary of the newly-formed Illinois Department of Early Childhood. "I'm eager...
Dec 3, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker announces his intention to form a state department to manage early childhood education and other state services at an October 2023 news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man indicted for second time for fatal Peoria shooting deaths of girlfriend and neighbor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted for the second week in a row on murder charges. A Peoria County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Stevie Linwood on two counts of First Degree Murder for th...
Dec 3, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Multiple injuries in Peoria crash Tuesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were taken to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash with entrapment Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says the crash occurred just after 12:45 P.M. in the area of University an...
Dec 3, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Family displaced after Peoria Heights house fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A family and their dogs have been displaced after a Peoria Heights house fire Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Dan Decker says the call came in at around 7:20 A.M. to the area of Mar...
Dec 3, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
