Category Archives: Local News
More people living in Illinois than reported in 2020 Census. Here's what we know
CHICAGO, Ill. - There's more people in the state of Illinois than originally thought. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that a request to include nearly 47,000 people in population estimates ...
Jan 03, 2024 (State of Illinois)
School security help for local districts turns into unfunded mandate
PEORIA, Ill. - A relatively new state law was supposed to help local school districts with security. Instead, it created another unfunded mandate. The law was to provide state grant money to schools t...
Jan 03, 2024 Midwest Communications
Illinois Attorney General warns about phone scam that uses AI to copy voices
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois' Attorney General is warning the public about a new method for phone scams that involves mimicking a loved one's voice with artificial intelligence. In the warning issued Wedn...
Jan 03, 2024 (Office of the Illinois Attorney General)
City of Peoria promotes numerous ways people can submit reports about potholes and more
PEORIA, Ill. - There's multiple ways a person in Peoria can report a pothole to the city. Communications Director Stacy Peterson tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan" people can report a pothole by calling Peor...
Jan 03, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
No cash bail seen as factor in holding down Peoria County's jail population
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The jail population in Peoria is the lowest in years, and Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins thinks part of the reason is the new SAFE-T Act. On Sept. 18, when Illinois elimi...
Jan 03, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
USDA recalls thousands of pounds of ground beef produced in Illinois
COAL VALLEY, Ill. - Almost 6,800 pounds of uncooked beef patties and ground beef produced by an Illinois-based company has been recalled due to a risk of E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of ...
Jan 03, 2024 lizzardo / CC
City of Pekin set to appoint high school teacher to fill vacancy on city council
PEKIN, Ill. - The city of Pekin will soon fill the lone vacancy on its city council with a teacher. Chris Onken, a P.E. teacher at Pekin Community High School, has been tabbed to replace Becky Cloyd. ...
Jan 02, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Byrider closes Peoria sales office, service still open -official
PEORIA, Ill. - A car dealership chain has closed its Peoria location, but it says customers still should make payments. A spokesperson with Indiana-based J.D. Byrider says the sales office on Pioneer ...
Jan 02, 2024 (Byrider)
Gas prices in Peoria area continue to fall into new year. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in central Illinois continue to fall as the calendar turns to 2024, and an average inching closer to under $3/gallon. GasBuddy's latest survey of stations in the Peoria area ...
Jan 02, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Man rescued overnight from woods near Mapleton
MAPLETON, Ill. - First responders were called to a wooded area of Lake Camelot early Tuesday morning after an intoxicated man called 9-1-1, saying he was in the woods and couldn't get out. Firefighter...
Jan 02, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
