Category Archives: Local News
Only grocery store in Roanoke to shut down. Here's what we know
ROANOKE, Ill. - The only grocery store in a small Woodford County town is no more. 25 News reports the Roanoke IGA Foodliner is closing at the end of the day today Monday. Store owners did not provide...
Apr 22, 2024 (25 News)
Governor visits Peoria to encourage passage of his health insurance reform initiative
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was joined by state lawmakers and OSF Healthcare leaders in Peoria on Monday to urge passage of one of his health care initiatives. The State House last ...
Apr 22, 2024 Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks at the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute about the Healthcare Protection Act. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Investigation underway after fire destroyed Peoria house Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A house will have to be torn down after a fire Monday morning in Peoria. Peoria Fire says crews responded just before 6:15 A.M. to the area of Brons and Broadway. The first crews on sce...
Apr 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Chicago officer shot and killed over the weekend
CHICAGO, Ill. - A Chicago police officer was shot and killed on his way home from work Sunday morning, yet another tragic victim of the gun violence that continues to wreak havoc on the Windy City eve...
Apr 22, 2024 Tony Webster / CC
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop slightly
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have fallen 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are...
Apr 22, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Pekin man victim of fatal Peoria County accident
UPDATE: 7:29 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a fatal single-vehicle accident in Peoria County has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says Steven Wright, 34, of Pekin was pronounced ...
Apr 21, 2024
LaHood: Time for America to lead and stand on the side of freedom
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republican 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood of Peoria said he was among House members who supported a $95-billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. LaHood, through a s...
Apr 21, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker says state 'obviously' needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly's spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker's administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois' chron...
Apr 19, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured on the House floor on Thursday, April 19. He is pushing a plan to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension systems, but a looming legal issue could sidetrack that goal. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
No sunflowers at Jubilee State Park this year
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The sunflowers will not shine at Jubilee State Park this year. In a social media post on Thursday, the park says it relies on farmers to help plant the sunflowers that bloom in the l...
Apr 19, 2024 (Jubilee State Park/Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Professional disc golfers make unexpected stop in Morton this month for major golf tournament
MORTON, Ill. - For the first time since 2019, the world's best disc golfers will compete for a major championship in central Illinois. Northwood Park in Morton will host the Professional Disc Golf Ass...
Apr 19, 2024 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
