Category Archives: Local News
PAAR touting a healthier housing market for buyers and sellers
PEORIA, Ill. - Nationally, a shortage of available homes for sale is putting the squeeze on buyers. But, PAAR (Peoria Area Association of Realtors) President Leslie Rothan says the housing market look...
Aug 14, 2026 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Day 4 of Tomiyale Anderson murder trial focuses on forensic evidence
By Gianna Njau BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (25 News) -New witnesses took the stand Wednesday in the day four trial of Tomiyale M. Anderson. Testimony included accounts of the shooting, along with photographs of...
Aug 14, 2026 Tomiyale Anderson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McLean County Jail)
Lightning strike to blame for residential fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A lightning strike in Peoria caused a fire early this Friday morning, displacing one resident from their home. Around 1:00 AM, during a storm, a homeowner on West Bellehaven Lane heard ...
Aug 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
DCFS: 'Significant miscommunication' within the agency led to missed court dates
Article Summary The Department of Children and Family Services missed two court dates and failed to respond to a public records lawsuit brought by Capitol News Illinois. The agency blamed miscommunica...
Aug 13, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Aug. 12, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
2026 Illinois State Fair begins in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A week-and-a-half of carnival rides, fair food, livestock, and more is now underway in the state's capital. Thursday marked the first day of the 2026 Illinois State Fair. A ribbon ...
Aug 13, 2026 Governor J.B. Pritzker (center left) prepares to cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the 2026 Illinois State Fair. (State of Illinois)
Man arrested for alllegedly kidnapping woman from Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a woman from a Peoria home. Peoria Police responded Wednesday night just before 11:00 P.M. to a home in the area of Linn and Richmond....
Aug 13, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Thursday afternoon storms make impact across central Illinois, power outages continue
PEORIA, Ill. - Severe weather made a quick but deep impact in the Peoria-area Thursday afternoon. Ameren reported more than 2800 customers were without power in East Peoria as of 1:15 P.M. More than 7...
Aug 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Construction at N. University and Northmoor continues as Peoria students go back to school
PEORIA, Ill. - Reconstruction at the intersection of N. University and W. Northmoor in Peoria has been going on for several months now, and it's not done yet. Peoria Public Works' Nick McMillion says ...
Aug 13, 2026 Midwest Communications
Peoria attorney found not guilty of voting twice in 2025 elections
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria County jury found a Peoria attorney not guilty of voting twice in the April 2025 elections. On Aug. 5, 67-year-old Thorn M. Smith was acquitted of the felony charge o...
Aug 13, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Gordon-Booth backed Voter Empowerment Act signed into law
PEORIA, Ill. - High school seniors across Illinois are heading back to class, and they're going to find something new on campus this year. Starting now, Illinois' public high schools are required to g...
Aug 13, 2026 Studioclover / Depositphotos.com
