Category Archives: Local News
Comcast to raise prices for its Xfinity programs
(Reuters) - Comcast is raising prices for its Xfinity program, the media giant said on Wednesday, as it looks to offset high programming costs. Xfinity provides video, broadband and phone services. Bl...
Dec 06, 2023 Small toy figures with laptops and smartphones are seen in front of displayed Comcast logo, in this illustration taken December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Bradley students hold another protest over proposed cuts to programs and faculty
PEORIA, Ill. - As a final decision looms regarding cuts to programs and faculty at Bradley University, a small group of students are making their voices heard to try and save them. A protest at Main a...
Dec 06, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Summer Camp' officially becomes 'Solshine'
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - The Summer Camp music festival has, after 22 years, officially become a different music festival that will also focus on the arts. Jay Goldberg Events says what they are calling "S...
Dec 06, 2023 (Jay Goldberg Events)
Teen accused of shooting Manual student on way to school enters plea following grand jury indictment
PEORIA, Ill. - A teen being tried as an adult for allegedly shooting a Manual High School student on his way to school has pleaded not guilty. Peoria County Court records indicate Jimichael Brown, 16,...
Dec 06, 2023 Midwest Communications
McDonald's plots rapid growth with 10,000 new stores
(Reuters) -McDonald's is planning to open about 10,000 restaurants globally by 2027, in what could be the fast-food giant's fastest period of growth in its history, it said on Wednesday. The company a...
Dec 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Deliveroo rider stands beside a bicycle outside a McDonald's restaurant in London, Britain, December 10, 2021. Picture taken December 10, 2021. REUTERS/May James/File Photo
For at least 6 months, state failed to act on Carlinville funeral director that mishandled remains
CARLINVILLE, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint filed by a local coroner who found a decomposing body in h...
Dec 06, 2023 Heinz Funeral home – whose director, Albert August “Gus” Heinz, agreed to a permanent revocation of his state funeral director license in October – is pictured in Carlinville. The revocation came at least six months after a local coroner complained to the state about conditions at the home that were “unacceptable and criminal in nature.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
UPDATE: Holiday wish lists filled at Children's Home of Illinois
Update: 5:55 a.m. 12/7 PEORIA, Ill. - The Christmas spirit is alive and well among donors wanting to help kids in need this holiday season. Peoria's Children's Home told 25 News Wednesday that the pub...
Dec 06, 2023 (Children's Home Association of Illinois via Facebook)
Dolly Parton Imagination Library officially launches statewide in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois families with infants and toddlers now have access to free children's books that can be sent directly to their home, regardless of their income. Go...
Dec 05, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event in Bloomington on Tuesday to officially announce the statewide launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which provides monthly books to children under five regardless of their income. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Teenager arrested after South Peoria home invasion and vehicle theft on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenage boy was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle was stolen in South Peoria earlier that morning. Peoria Police say an adult male reported four male suspects forcing their wa...
Dec 05, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Woman injured after South Peoria shooting Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting Tuesday morning in South Peoria. Police responded at around 8:00 A.M. in the area of West Marquette and South Gr...
Dec 05, 2023 Midwest Communications
