Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for homeschooled children
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An Illinois lawmaker heading a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect homeschooled children facing inadequa...
Jul 23, 2024 State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is calling for stronger homeschool laws following reporting about the state’s lax oversight. She’s pictured in a file photo on the House floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
East Peoria fatal crash victim identified by coroner
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old girl from Washington has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle fatal crash early Monday morning. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says Avery Grazier...
Jul 23, 2024
Coroner says victim of West Peoria officer involved shooting died instantly
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner's Office says the victim of a weekend officer-involved shooting died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Coroner Jamie Harwood said Donald Wison, 46...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois faces backlash over bid to end oversight of disability services
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As Illinois seeks to end federal court oversight of its disability services, an independent court monitor says the state continues to fall short of promises...
Jul 22, 2024 The state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people annually. (Photo © Whitney Curtis for ProPublica)
More Illinois Democrats - including Pritzker - endorse Harris for president
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker added his name to the growing list of influential Democrats endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president fol...
Jul 22, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker (center) and Sen. Dick Durbin (right) are pictured in a file photo with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in 2019. They joined the list of Illinois Democrats lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 nominee after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Multiple juveniles injured after single-vehicle crash in Dunlap Monday morning
DUNLAP, Ill. - Seven juveniles were taken to a hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Dunlap early Monday morning. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to an iPhone crash in th...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Teenage girl killed in Monday morning single-vehicle crash in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old girl died after a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in East Peoria. East Peoria Police say the crash occurred just after 2:00 A.M. on Springfield Road, just s...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Peoria City Soccer to host championship games after thrilling finish Sunday
UPDATED 11:19 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Soccer will stay home, again, as they continue their USL2 playoff run. After a thrilling victory Sunday at Shea Stadium over the Des Moines Menace, Peoria...
Jul 22, 2024 (Peoria City Soccer)
Eureka man arrested for alleged child abuse against 4-year-old
EUREKA, Ill. - Eureka Police say a man has been arrested after an investigation into child abuse. The department says it worked with the Woodford County Sheriff's Department and DCFS to investigate on...
Jul 22, 2024 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Illinois legislators react to Biden ending Presidential campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - Legislators across Illinois are reacting to the decision by President Joe Biden to end his campaign for a second term in the White House. In a statement on X Sunday afternoon, Biden ann...
Jul 21, 2024 State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, in green, joined Governor JB Pritzker Mayor Rita Ali, and other leaders Monday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum to mark "substantial completion" of the Bob Michel Bridge expansion project. (State of Illinois video screenshot)
