Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker issues State Disaster Proclamation; Tazewell, Fulton and McLean counties among those covered
CHICAGO, lll. - Governor JB Pritzker has issued a state disaster proclamation following weeks of severe and record-breaking weather across Illinois, including storms that struck several Central Illino...
Aug 18, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters at an event in Normal on Tuesday, criticizing House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch for not calling a bill to regulate “intoxicating” hemp products. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
California ag-tech company tests innovative water-retention technology on Illinois farms
PONTIAC, Ill. - A California-based agricultural technology company is putting a new crop-saving product to the test in Illinois fields, and Central Illinois farmers will soon get a chance to see it fi...
Aug 18, 2026 Wirepec / Depositphotos.com
Pekin ethanol plant ordered to pay $200,000 in Illinois River contamination settlement
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin ethanol plant has reached a settlement with the state over years of illegal wastewater discharges into the Illinois River. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a conse...
Aug 18, 2026 Alto Ingredients in Pekin. (25 News)
Increased demand for blood prompts more local drives
By Stace Keane PEORIA, Ill. - Summer months mean less blood donations-unfortunately, the demand for blood never decreases. ImpactLife is partnering with local blood donors and drive hosts on community...
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Dunlap High School earns national recognition for excellence
By Stace Keane PEORIA, Ill. - Dunlap High School has been recognized as one of the best high schools in the nation. U.S. News and World Report recognized Dunlap for student performance on state-requir...
Aug 18, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Courtney Pierce)
Illinois begins the school year with national education rankings
By Stace Keane SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker highlighted national rankings recognizing Illinois as one of the nation's leaders in education, as well as the state's continued efforts to inve...
Aug 18, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
East Peoria man arrested for alleged home invasion, sexual assault of a minor
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man is behind bars following an alleged home invasion. Police say 32-year-old Kodi Washington broke into a home on Kerfoot Street in the middle of the night last Wed...
Aug 18, 2026 32-year-old Kodi Washington. (Tazewell County Jail).
Two charged following early morning shooting, robbery in rural Manito
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - An East Peoria man and a Peoria woman face serious charges following a robbery and shooting at a rural Tazewell County home early Saturday. Austin L. Hawkins, 22, is ...
Aug 17, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Jury convicts man in 2022 shooting death of Richwoods High School student
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) - A McLean County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a Georgia man in connection with the 2022 death of a Peoria teenager. Tomiyale Anderson, 22, was convicted of f...
Aug 17, 2026 Tomiyale Anderson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail)
Data centers emerging as key issue in Illinois governor's race
Article Summary The emergence of a new class of data centers has garnered bipartisan opposition in communities across the state. What was once seen as an avenue for economic growth has become a politi...
Aug 17, 2026 The T5@Chicago II hyperscale data center sits at 200 Innovation Drive in Elk Grove Village, nicknamed the ‘data center capital of the Midwest’ for its high per-capita concentration of data centers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
