Category Archives: Local News
Springfield Clinic back in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Two years after they were kicked off, Blue Cross Blue Shield is back on at Springfield Clinic. The clinic made a brief announcement Friday that they and Blue Cross Blue Shield of I...
Dec 22, 2023 (Springfield Clinic/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois)
Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline
(Capitol News Illinois) - A southern Illinois federal judge officially declined to issue an injunction to delay the Jan. 1 registration requirement under the state's assault weapons ban. U.S. District...
Dec 22, 2023 U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn issued a 34-page order on Friday that declines to stay Illinois' assault weapons ban ahead of a registration deadline. (Screenshot from McGlynn's order)
Peoria Heights rejects lease agreement proposal from KDB Group, seeking tenants for pump house property
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The old pump house on Kingman Avenue in Peoria Heights could have a new entity occupying it in the near future. Village trustees this week voted to reject a proposal from the KD...
Dec 22, 2023 (Peoria Heights Chamber of Commerce)
UPDATE: Bob Michel Bridge reopened
UPDATD 12:12 P.M. 12/23/23 The bridge was reopened Saturday morning, as fencing could be seen already removed, and traffic moving across the bridge. ---------------------------------------- PEORIA, Il...
Dec 22, 2023 The Illinois Department of Transportation says the Bob Michel Bridge will reopen to traffic Saturday, September 23, during the early afternoon hours. Construction on the new spans took nine months. (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
Biden administration proposal to replace lead water service lines could have impact on water rates
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A proposal from the Biden administration could have an impact on water rates for central Illinois communities. The proposal would require municipalities to replace all le...
Dec 22, 2023 Joe Shlabotnik / CC
Prisoner Review Board releases final Illinoisan serving life sentence for 'three-strikes' drug offense
(Capitol News Illinois) - For at least two hours of the ride home, Charles Collins feared someone was following his father's car, looking to take him back to prison for the rest of his life. At an int...
Dec 22, 2023 In a selfie shared with Capitol News Illinois, Charles Collins prepares for his first Christmas at home in 14 years. Collins was sentenced to life in prison under the state’s “three-strikes” law for drug convictions. He was released last week from the Department of Corrections after the Illinois Prisoner Review Board unanimously granted parole. (Photo submitted)
Tazewell County Board makes emergency internet, computer service upgrades
PEKIN, Ill. - The Tazewell County board is making some major upgrades to the county's computer and internet systems in the wake of the pre-Thanksgiving cyber attack that officials say is still under i...
Dec 22, 2023 (Tazewell County)
Teen convicted of reckless homicide claims ineffective counsel
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager is now blaming his attorney after he pleaded guilty this year to causing a fatal accident and getting the maximum prison sentence. A hearing was held Thursday afternoo...
Dec 21, 2023 Clayton Bell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
'Santa Claus' makes special delivery to OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Even in the midst of crippling pain, Santa Claus can make everything better, even if for just a minute or two. That was the hope of Santa making his 27th visit to OSF Children's Hospita...
Dec 21, 2023 Danika Koeplin, 16, receives special presents from "Santa," a.k.a. Bill Turney, during a visit to OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois Thursday. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Exhibit at Peoria Riverfront Museum shows item from early exploration of Peoria region
PEORIA, Ill. - A sacred piece of history to the region is on display at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. A small exhibit in the museum's lobby features a vestment stole worn by Father Jacques Marquette d...
Dec 21, 2023 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)
