Category Archives: Local News
Rossi pleads guilty in federal court to tax fraud, mail fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - Aaron Rossi pleads guilty. Federal court records indicate Rossi pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax fraud. He had faced a total of ten felony ...
Feb 06, 2024 (25 News)
With demand for services increasing, Peoria Salvation Army reaches Tree of Lights campaign goal
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Salvation Army has completed a successful 2023 "Tree of Lights" campaign. The organization announced that its fundraising campaign exceeded its $2.2 million target by raising...
Feb 05, 2024 (Salvation Army)
UPDATE: Peoria Police release more details of thwarted school shooting plot. Here's what we know
UPDATED 2/6 10:39 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have released more details regarding the case of the 16-year-old male who was charged Monday in relation to a school shooting attempt that was thwar...
Feb 05, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Six people suffer minor injuries after crash involving school bus in Peoria
UPDATED 2/6 7:59 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Six people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash Monday involving a school bus. The crash occurred in the area of Allen and To...
Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)
Dog dies in fire at South Peoria home Monday afternoon. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A home is a total loss after a Monday afternoon fire in South Peoria. Peoria Fire says multiple crews responded just before 12:45 P.M. to the area of Charlton and Brotherson Streets. Cr...
Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)
New child care and education center opens in a former child care location in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Low-income families looking for an option for child care and education while they work during the day have a new option in a familiar location. The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economi...
Feb 05, 2024 PCCEO Child Care Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at CityLink Transit Center on February 5th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria-based health care company facing foreclosure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-based Petersen Health Care is facing foreclosure, allegedly owing more than $51 million to its lenders. According to the Journal Star, one lawsuit claims Petersen Health Care owe...
Feb 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
Caterpillar's shares climb on profit beat, robust demand for mining equipment
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a double-digit increase in operating profit on Monday, beating Wall Street estimates as mining equipment sales remained robust and higher prices across its machinery di...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Caterpillar (Cat) Excavator is seen working at a construction site near the New York Harbor in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria gas prices have been pretty steady in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria haven't moved much in the past week, down just over a penny, averaging at $3.22 on Monday. According to GasBuddy's survey of stations in Peoria, Peoria's prices are...
Feb 05, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Kahl: Still time to fill out East Peoria 'branding' survey
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Mayor John Kahl is continuing to push a survey that's going out that could help "brand" the city in the future. Kahl, telling a group listening to his state of the City...
Feb 04, 2024 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl gives his "State of the City" speech Friday, February 2. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
