Category Archives: Local News
Alexander's Steakhouse to close Springfield location only
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - What could be considered a mainstay here in Peoria just couldn't make it in the state capitol. Social media posts from Alexander's Steakhouse in Springfield say the restaurant ther...
Feb 16, 2024 (Alexander's Steakhouse)
NWS: Peoria area receives high end of forecast snowfall
LINCOLN, Ill. - A good-sized portion of the Peoria area got what could be considered the high end of the projected snowfall Friday. The National Weather Service says Peoria got roughly three inches of...
Feb 16, 2024 A Peoria County Highway Department snow plow works to clear roads in the Dunlap area during a winter storm on January 9th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man gets decades in prison for 2021 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend what could be the rest of his life in prison after being convicted last September of the murder of a teenager. Court records indicate a judge Friday sentenced Je...
Feb 16, 2024 (Left to Right): Jeremy Moore, Jr., Gary Irby, Tyranique White (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail October 2021)
Williams: Not as much snow Friday in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - As snow continued to fall across Central Illinois Friday, some areas were seeing more snow than others. Scott Williams, with the Tazewell County Highway Department, told WMBD R...
Feb 16, 2024 Midwest Communications
In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As federal prosecutors were preparing to rest their case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, the one-time gubernato...
Feb 16, 2024 Former state Sen. Sam McCann’s federal corruption trial concluded Thursday as he pleaded guilty. The onetime Republican and third-party candidate for governor is pictured in a mugshot after being arrested last week for violating his conditions of pretrial release. (Courthouse photo by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois; booking photo from Macon County Sheriff’s Office)
Peoria County crews clearing roads after snowfall Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Road conditions worsened in Peoria County as snow fell and temperatures hovered around the freezing mark Friday morning. Peoria County Highway Department Engineer Amy McLaren says crews...
Feb 16, 2024 A Peoria County plow clearing roads early Tuesday, January 9. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Peoria County issues Traffic Collision Alert
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff's Office has issued a traffic collision alert for Peoria County. Anyone involved in vehicle crashes, where no one is injured, should exchange informati...
Feb 16, 2024
Public hears about plans to make Adams and Jefferson 2-way streets again downtown
PEORIA, Ill. - City leaders held a public meeting in downtown Peoria Thursday, giving people an opportunity to ask questions about changing Adams Street and Jefferson Avenue back to two-way traffic. T...
Feb 16, 2024 (25 News)
PPD: Teen seriously injured in shooting Thursday night
UPDATED 1:37 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Police say a teenager is in serious condition after a shooting Thursday night in South Peoria. Peoria Police say officers responded to a report of shots fired on W. An...
Feb 16, 2024 Midwest Communications
Man to face charges after South Peoria shooting leads to fatal accident
UPDATED 6:04 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say what started as a shooting in South Peoria turned into a fatal car crash not long after. Police say the shooting happened just before 11 Wednesday ni...
Feb 15, 2024 Vanda Terrell (2-3-24 photo-1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
