Category Archives: Local News
Suspect pleads not guilty in death of Robert Bee Jr.
By: 25 News' Angeles Ponpa and Jason Howell PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Keith Brackett, 48, charged in the death and concealment of a 13-year-old Pekin boy, entered a not guilty plea Thursday. Brackett ap...
Apr 23, 2026 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Lawmakers eye water use transparency requirements for data centers
Article Summary Data centers' impact on water resources is one of the biggest concerns about the facilities, and it was the main topic of the final hearing about data center regulations in a House com...
Apr 23, 2026 State Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, speaks in favor of a megaprojects bill on the Illinois House floor on Aprill 22, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: East Peoria Police Chief reacts to passing of "outstanding" detective
UPDATED 10:20 A.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's Police Chief says the legacy of a recently passed detective is one of "service, kindness, and commitment." Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says...
Apr 23, 2026 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police looking for burglary suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect in a recent burglary. The incident occurred at a house in the area of Madison and Wayne on Tuesday. No details about the burgl...
Apr 23, 2026 (Peoria Police Department)
Proposal would give free land in Peoria to housing developers
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria has free land to give away, if you're willing to develop it. On Wednesday, the city hosted an event for builders, developers, real estate agents, and others trying to b...
Apr 23, 2026 (City of Peoria)
East Peoria house fire displaces one person
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - One person was displaced after a house fire Wednesday afternoon in East Peoria. East Peoria Fire says crews responded to the area of Shadoway and Field just after 12:30 P.M., arriv...
Apr 23, 2026
Illinois House approves megaprojects bill, but the Bears want changes
Article Summary The Illinois House approved a major economic development bill that includes a provision the Chicago Bears see as necessary to building a domed stadium in Arlington Heights. The measure...
Apr 23, 2026 The House Democratic Caucus, led by Rep. Kam Buckner, gathers outside House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office on April 22, 2026. The chamber had just voted 78-32 to pass a megaprojects economic development bill aimed at convincing the Chicago Bears to build a stadium in Arlington Heights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Adams and Jefferson two-way traffic conversion project nearing completion
PEORIA, Ill. - The project to convert traffic from one-way to two-way on two busy downtown Peoria streets is nearing completion. One of the biggest milestones in the Adams and Jefferson conversion pro...
Apr 22, 2026 Midwest Communications
House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
Article Summary The Illinois House voted to approve a constitutional amendment that would make a new priority list for lawmakers as they redraw legislative district lines. Even if the Senate agrees to...
Apr 22, 2026 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, applauds after Democrats in the Illinois House approved a constitutional amendment on redistricting on April 22, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Body of missing Canton man found
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - The body of a missing Canton man has been found near Lewistown. Fulton County Coroner Austin Rhodes says 59-year-old Kenneth Johnson was found in a wooded area, about 500 yards n...
Apr 22, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
