Category Archives: Local News
Emo's burglarized, ATM stolen
PEORIA, Ill. - A business on Prospect Road in Peoria was burglarized early Saturday. The owners of Emo's Dairy Mart say someone stole an ATM from the business prior to 4:00 a.m. It was found down the ...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
East Peoria mobile home total loss after fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria mobile home is a total loss after a fire early Saturday morning. The East Peoria Fire Department responded to the home off Meadow Avenue near the East Peoria VFW Pos...
Jul 08, 2023 D4E / CC
State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. JB Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of ...
Jul 08, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cause of Friday night Peoria house fire 'undetermined'
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire to a home late Friday evening in Peoria is not quite known at this time. Firefighters were called to a house in the area of Central and Arcadia just before 10:30 P.M...
Jul 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought lessens slightly in central Illinois after storms the week before
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms last week in central Illinois gave a little relief to persisting drought conditions. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report shows the area between moderate to severe drought level...
Jul 07, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Police: Seven 'significant incidents' in Peoria between Thursday and Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police spent part of Thursday and into Friday responding to another round of gun-related crimes. Among seven significant events which included the city's 11th homicide of the yea...
Jul 07, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
More than $40 billion announced for Rebuild Illinois projects in next six years
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state of Illinois will invest more than $40 billion over the next six years for a wide variety of infrastructure projects across the state. The Rebuild Illinois program was ann...
Jul 07, 2023 Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman is pictured at a news conference in Springfield Friday. He unveiled the state's latest six-year plan for infrastructure improvements. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Former State Rep. won't run for local Congressional seat
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Former State Representative Dan Brady won't run for another public office - at least for now. Brady put out a statement indicating while he was thinking about running for the 17th ...
Jul 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Friends of Dan Brady)
UPDATE: Man arrested after 11th homicide of the year in Peoria, victim identified
UPDATED 5:19 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting in Peoria Thursday night led to the city's 11th homicide of the year. Peoria Police say they were contacted by a local hospital at around 6:15 P.M. that two...
Jul 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Fatal crash in Peoria under investigation
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about a fatal motorcycle crash in Central Peoria. Peoria Police were called to the area of Sheridan and Lake around 6:15 Thursday night for a cras...
Jul 07, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
