Category Archives: Local News
'Catholic Post' to cease publication; diocese cites several problems
PEORIA, Ill. - A longtime publication of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria is coming to an end. Bishop Louis Tylka says the Catholic Post will cease publication in the coming month. 25 News reports accor...
Jan 18, 2024 Bishop Louis Tylka blesses a stole worn by Father Jacques Marquette while on expeditions to the Illinois River (File-T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man convicted of 2021 murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been convicted of shooting and killing a man and injuring three others on the Fourth of July in 2021. Peoria County Court records indicate a jury Thursday deliberated f...
Jan 18, 2024 Eric Jackson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
City: Work to start making Adams and Jefferson two-way streets will begin in March. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A long-talked-about project in Peoria is finally close to beginning. The City of Peoria says work will begin in March to convert Adams and Jefferson from one-way to two-way streets. The...
Jan 18, 2024 (City of Peoria)
Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago and its suburbs - overcrowded ...
Jan 18, 2024 Pictured is the first building many migrants step into when they arrive in Chicago, the city’s “landing zone” facility. It’s nearly empty after bus transports from Texas were paused and migrants were moved to the city’s main library during a winter storm with dangerously low temperatures. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Resident escapes S. Peoria fire. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a South Peoria home Wednesday night. Crews arrived just after 9:30 p.m., finding smoke coming from the home on W. Ann Street, near S. Laramie. A resident of ...
Jan 18, 2024 Midwest Communications
County clerks from across Illinois discuss improving communications with media at conference in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Working relationships between government entities and news media was a topic of discussion for county clerks and recorders from across Illinois this week. "Who Called the Press!" w...
Jan 17, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: New WTVP board chair apologizes, says the station wants to regain public trust. Here's what he told us
UPDATED 6:57 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - He's been on the job of sorts for one full day; but John Wieland, the new chair of the WTVP Board of Directors, says he's sorry to viewers and the public for what's le...
Jan 17, 2024 John Wieland (25 News)
Cold temperatures a factor in death of elderly Pekin woman. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The death of a Pekin woman on Tuesday is being partly blamed on frigid weather. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says first responders responded to a house in the area of South and S....
Jan 17, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police chief discusses safety tips for online transactions in the wake of the city's 2nd homicide of the year
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's top cop is offering advice for people to stay safe when involved in an online transaction, in the wake of Peoria's second homicide of 2024. The shooting on Monday in the area o...
Jan 17, 2024 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria takes questions regarding safety during online transactions on January 17th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man taken to hospital after being shot at Landmark Bowling early Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot at Landmark Bowling early Monday morning. A spokeswoman says officers arrived just before 12:15 A.M. and ...
Jan 17, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
