Category Archives: Local News
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)
Pritzker's health insurance reforms targeting 'utilization management' clear House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance compani...
Apr 19, 2024 State Rep. Anna Moeller (right), D-Elgin, speaks on the House floor during debate on her bill to enact several reforms to the state’s insurance industry. The bill is an initiative of Gov. JB Pritzker, who is seated behind Moeller. The measure passed with bipartisan support. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria woman sentenced to federal prison on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will spend more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. 41-year-old Crystal Bennett was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in the Bureau of Pri...
Apr 19, 2024 courtroom gavel
CityLink offering free rides Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's CityLink is celebrating Passenger Appreciation Day Friday, April 19 with free rides for everyone. The annual event honors Jerome Lilly, a 19-year veteran of the Greater Peoria ...
Apr 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
One person arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were arrested in South Peoria on drug charges Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Police say a search warrant was executed at a house in the area of Antoinette and Madison Park Terrace...
Apr 18, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Planned changes to Peoria mail distribution center moving forward
PEORIA, Ill. - A restructuring plan by the United States Postal Service that would affect operations in Peoria is moving forward. 25 News reports USPS is moving mail processing and distribution center...
Apr 18, 2024 mail and packages
PAAR: With fewer new homes on the market, competition for existing homes is fierce
PEORIA, Ill. - Finding a home in your price range and where you want isn't getting any easier. Leslie Rothan with Peoria Area Association of Realtors, or PAAR, says with a limited inventory of homes a...
Apr 18, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Education leaders seek added state funding to help districts accommodate influx of migrants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The recent surge of international migrants arriving in Illinois has brought with it a host of new challenges for state and local officials. Those range from...
Apr 18, 2024 Rep. Fred Crespo, right, and Bridget Peach, executive director of the advocacy group ED-RED, testify in favor of special funding for the education of migrant students during a House committee hearing Tuesday, April 16. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Peoria man sentenced to federal prison on drug and weapon charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to federal prison on drug and weapons charges. 28-year-old Detrey Robinson received a term of 81 months yesterday Wednesday by Judge James Shadid, follow...
Apr 17, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Woman sentenced for 2022 murder in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman has learned her fate after being found guilty of second-degree murder in February. 25 News reports Kaitlyn Taylor was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday in the sho...
Apr 17, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
