Category Archives: Local News
Indiana man arrested after alleged sexual conduct with minor in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - An Indiana man will remain in the Peoria County Jail after his arrest on charges of alleged sexual contact with a minor. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Yes...
Apr 15, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria honors civil rights leader with street sign near school that bears his name
PEORIA, Ill. - A civil rights icon with ties to Peoria now has a street named after him. City leaders on Wednesday unveiled the corner of Sheridan and Florence as the Honorary "Doctor C.T. Vivian Aven...
Apr 15, 2026 Jo Walker, the daughter of Dr. C.T. Vivian, pulls the cover off to reveal a street sign named in honor of her father, at the corner of Sheridan and Florence in Peoria. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Heights man pleads guilty in Ohio to traveling to meet minor for sex acts
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Peoria Heights man has pleaded guilty in federal court to traveling to Ohio for sexual activity with a teenager. The Southern District of Ohio's United States Attorney's Office says...
Apr 15, 2026 courtroom gavel
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey moves into Chicago apartment
Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state's most populous region. Bailey lived in...
Apr 15, 2026 Darren Bailey speaks to reporters at a Springfield hotel on March 17, 2026, after winning the Republican nomination for governor for a second time. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Amid artificial intelligence explosion, lawmakers debate best path to regulate
Article Summary While artificial intelligence industry donors spent big in Illinois primary elections, lawmakers continue debating the best way to regulate the industry. Previous bills and hearings su...
Apr 15, 2026 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Tazewell County Coroner rules out remains belonging to missing woman
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - An investigation into the discovery of a human skull on Sunday in East Peoria continues. But the Tazewell County Coroner says the remains are not those of a woman missing for n...
Apr 15, 2026
Pekin to start enforcing rules limiting public comments at council meetings
By Angeles Ponpa PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin will begin enforcement of an ordinance limiting public comments at city council meetings that many times last more than two hours. In fact, Monday night'...
Apr 15, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Peoria street named after singer Liv Warfield
By Liz Lape PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - City leaders, family, and friends gathered near Peoria Stadium on Tuesday to help officially name a street after Peoria-born singer-songwriter, Liv Warfield. Warfi...
Apr 15, 2026 A street in Peoria was named after Peoria-born singer-songwriter Liv Warfield on Tuesday. (25 News)
7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two 'ComEd Four' defendants
Article Summary Just hours after their lawyers argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the three-judge panel ordered the release of longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former...
Apr 15, 2026 Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise
Article Summary State employee health care costs have been rising steadily for several years due to growth in the state's workforce and general health care inflation. Next year's projected increase wi...
Apr 14, 2026 Officials from the Department of Central Management Services testify before the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability about expected cost increases next year in the state employee group health insurance system. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
