Category Archives: Local News
Peoria duplex heavily damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home on Spring Street in Peoria late Tuesday night on a working fire. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said his crews arrived around 10:48 p.m., finding he...
Nov 29, 2023 D4E / CC
Temporary staffing agencies seek to block new state labor law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A group of temporary staffing agencies and their trade associations are asking a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that governs how day ...
Nov 28, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Former GOP senator, third-party governor candidate to represent himself in corruption trial
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Monday was supposed to have been the first day in the weeklong federal corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, who allegedly misused mo...
Nov 28, 2023 Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday after he was granted another delay in his corruption trial, which was set for this week. McCann was also granted a last-minute motion to ditch his federal public defender in order to represent himself. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Child care, health care workers in Peoria urge state for raises and better benefits
PEORIA, Ill. - A group of health care workers paid for by the state want a raise and better benefits. The group of child care providers and Department of Rehabilitation Services workers - covered by t...
Nov 28, 2023 A group of child care and Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services workers hold an informational rally outside One Technology Plaza in downtown Peoria Tuesday, November 28. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Cyber-incident' continues to impact Tazewell County government; investigation continues
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County Sheriff Jeff Lower says a criminal investigation is continuing into what he calls a "cyber-incident" that took down the computer and phone systems of Tazewell County gove...
Nov 28, 2023 Tazewell County Sheriff Jeff Lower holds a news conference Tuesday, November 28. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Technology to help farmers a focus at the Greater Peoria Farm Show
PEORIA, Ill. - Farmers from across the land are converging on the Peoria Civic Center this week to learn the latest in their industry. The 42nd Greater Peoria Farm Show is taking place this week from ...
Nov 28, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sebastian Maniscalco returns to Peoria next December
PEORIA, Ill. - Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will make another stop in Peoria next year as part of his 'That Ain't Right' tour, which he says will be his biggest yet, with new material, a new stage an...
Nov 28, 2023 (Photo Sebastian Maniscalco Facebook)
Man, paroled in 1984 murder, convicted of trying to have sex with minor
PEORIA, Ill. - Federal officials say a Peoria man whom they claim to be a former Death Row inmate has been found guilty of trying to have sexual contact with a minor. The U.S. Attorney says Jeffrey Pa...
Nov 27, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Candidates for 2024 primary brave cold for potential ballot advantage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Monday marked the kickoff for the 2024 election cycle, with hundreds of candidates filing their petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections. Those in...
Nov 27, 2023 Former state Sen. Darren Bailey, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022 and is a 2024 GOP candidate for Congress, records a video from the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Nov. 27. Candidates wishing to be in a lottery to appear first on the ballot in the 2024 primary election had to be in line by 8 a.m. Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Victim in Peoria's 25th homicide this year identified
PEORIA, Ill. - We know more about what turned out to be Peoria's 25th homicide of this year, which occurred over the weekend. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy on Deandre Blocker, Sr...
Nov 27, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
