Category Archives: Local News
Chicago Bears hire new head coach
UPDATED: 8:02 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. - The Chicago Bears didn't take long to find their next head coach. Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus is getting the job, replacing Matt Nagy. The...
Will Stevenson Jan 27, 2022 Chicago Bears
Tri-County COVID update: mask mandate lawsuit decision expected Friday, and caution over a 'surge' being over
PEORIA, Ill. - A Sangamon County judge is expected to issue a ruling Friday regarding a lawsuit filed against 145 Illinois school districts regarding the mask mandate in the state's schools. Peoria Co...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2022 Midwest Communications
IL lawmaker proposes reinstating death penalty, only for cop killers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A state lawmaker and candidate for Governor is introducing legislation that would reinstate the death penalty in Illinois -- only for those who are convicted of murdering cops. It'...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Durbin talks Ukraine and stock trading in Peoria area
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - "Very serious." That's how Senator Dick Durbin describes the situation between Russia and Ukraine, as Russian troops continue to gather at Ukraine's border. While in Creve Coeur Tu...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria's Fire Chief to retire
UPDATED 1:58 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Fire Chief is set to call it a career. Chief Jim Bachman says he'll retire March 18th after 28 years in the department, and only the last year as chief. Quite...
Will Stevenson Jan 26, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Peoria's Madison Theater is a step closer to reopening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Plans to renovate the Madison Theater in downtown Peoria are now closer to being a reality. Lee Wenger, with the Madison Preservation Association, told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" o...
Julia Bradley Jan 26, 2022 (Madison Preservation Association)
Peoria Council approves $1.7M land purchase in the Warehouse District
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council has signed off on an agreement to buy land in the Warehouse District for a new parking lot that leaders hope will spur growth. "They will be singing in the Warehous...
Julia Bradley Jan 26, 2022 (25 News)
Peoria Lock and Dam work included in federal infrastructure bill
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - A project fifteen years in the making can finally start thanks to the federal infrastructure bill recently signed into law. Seven locks and dams along the Illinois and Mississippi ...
Will Stevenson Jan 25, 2022
Peoria man indicted on multiple federal counts of alleged bank fraud
PEORIA, Ill. -- Federal authorities have announced the indictment of a Peoria man for an alleged multi-year bank fraud scheme. According to a release from the U.S. Attorneys Office of the Central Dist...
Cooper Banks Jan 25, 2022 Midwest Communications
'Highly explosive gas' causes hazmat cleanup in South Peoria
UPDATED 5:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police, Fire, and haz-mat crews were on the scene for several hours Tuesday afternoon after a chemical leaked from a train car. Officials say it occurred in the...
Will Stevenson Jan 25, 2022 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release