Category Archives: Local News
ISU professor arrested on felony sex charges
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Police in Bloomington say an employee of Illinois State University was arrested and charged with a felony sex crime. Police say Alan Bates, 52, was taken into custody Wednesday on ...
Aug 24, 2023 Alan Bates (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Bloomington Police)
Life in prison for Peoria man convicted of First-Degree Murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who killed a woman and tried to hide her body in East Peoria will spend the rest of his life in prison. According to court documents, natural life in prison is what a Peori...
Aug 24, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
UPDATE: Jury convicts Madigan's longtime chief of staff on perjury, obstruction of justice charges
UPDATED 5:54 P.M. CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal jury has convicted the once-top aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, finding Tim Mapes guilty on charges of perjury and ...
Aug 24, 2023 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, is a key figure in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his chief of staff for more than 25 years, Tim Mapes, left. (Capitol News Illinois file photos)
Unemployment up in Peoria area, but so is the number of jobs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state says more jobs continue to be added to the rolls in the year-over-year period ending in July, but unemployment rates are increasing. Federal data provided by the Illinois...
Aug 24, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Illinois to send out checks to people with unclaimed property
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - If you have unclaimed property in the state of Illinois, you could be getting it back soon. The state will be sending out checks of up to $5,000 to more than 66-thousand people as ...
Aug 24, 2023 Mike Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer, speaks with supporters in Peoria in January, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Drought levels remain the same as the previous week across Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions remain unchanged in Illinois, despite record heat blanketing the state. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows levels are about the same as the prev...
Aug 24, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Peoria Park District unveils plans for a new roller skating loop
PEORIA, Ill. - A new roller skating loop is coming to Peoria's Lakeview Park. It'll be built just outside the Owens Center. State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth has worked with the Peoria Park District to ge...
Aug 24, 2023 Photo courtesy of 25 News
How the Peoria Chiefs beat the heat -- and help fans do the same
UPDATED 1:36 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Chiefs have been playing through the near-record-high heat this week, as they continue a homestand with the West Michigan White Caps. Media relations manage...
Aug 24, 2023 (Peoria Chiefs)
Jurors to decide whether ex-Madigan aide had memory lapse or chose 'loyalty over truth'
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After a nearly three-week trial that pulled back the curtain on the inner workings of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's world, the fate of one of Madiga...
Aug 23, 2023 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, is a key figure in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his chief of staff for more than 25 years, Tim Mapes, left. (Capitol News Illinois file photos)
Human case of West Nile Virus in Woodford County, as state also reports first fatality this year from the virus
CHICAGO - A human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in Woodford County. That's according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, who confirmed no other details. The case is one of twelve ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
