Category Archives: Local News
DCFS hires on-the-spot at hiring events
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Cyrenthia Threat spent Wednesday morning at a hiring event in Fairview Heights waiting for word on whether she was hired by the Illinois Department of ...
Mar 28, 2024 Tina Clayborne and Cyrenthia Threat stand in line to process their applications at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services’ On-The-Spot Hiring event on Wednesday at the Fountains Conference Center in Fairview Heights. DCFS Officials said 303 people attended with 123 receiving conditional job offers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Job numbers and unemployment rates increase in Peoria area in February
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Jobs are up in the Peoria-metro area, but so is the unemployment rate. The latest report released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security showed the metro area's...
Mar 28, 2024 job market section, paper
Peoria County Vietnam veterans and those lost in the conflict honored on Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Those who served and those who were lost in the Vietnam War from Peoria County were recognized on Thursday. The annual ceremony to honor veterans from the Vietnam War took place at the ...
Mar 28, 2024 Peoria American Legion Post 2 Commander Jim Ulrich leads the ceremony for Peoria County Vietnam veterans at the Peoria County Courthouse grounds on March 28th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria teen claims self-defense in shooting other teen
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old who's being tried as an adult for shooting another teenager in Peoria's West Bluff on Sunday admits to the shooting, but says it was self-defense. During Janard Quin's det...
Mar 28, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Soto arraigned on felony counts for Rockford stabbing spree
UPDATED 2:38 p.m. ROCKFORD, Ill. - 22-year-old Christian Soto was arraigned in Winnebago County, Illinois on Thursday, on 12 felony counts after prosecutors say he went on a killing spree. Soto's atta...
Mar 28, 2024 (Photo: Winnebago County Sheriff's Department)
Man charged in Peoria's 3rd homicide of year ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged in connection to one of two homicides from the past weekend in Peoria was ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition to detain ...
Mar 27, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria County ROE head "not shocked" by teacher shortage survey results
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of education in Peoria County says it was "not shocking" to see the results of a survey related to teacher shortages in Illinois. A recent study from the Illinois Association o...
Mar 27, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
UPDATE: Man arrested in Peoria after calling in alleged false report of person shot Wednesday morning
UPDATED 4:10 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An alleged false report of a person being shot led to an arrest in Peoria on Wednesday morning. Peoria Police say a call came in just before 10:30 A.M. on that report ...
Mar 27, 2024 (25 News)
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have mad...
Mar 27, 2024 GRAPH: IARS Number Positions Filled by Subs and Retirees per Year
As teacher positions remain vacant, schools sometimes rely on substitute teachers and retired educators to fill them. The number of permanent jobs held by temporary workers has increased rapidly since 2022.
Source: 2023-2024 Educator Shortage Report, page 54
Peoria approves rate hike to offset rising sewer costs
PEORIA, Ill. - Starting May 1, Peoria residents will be paying higher sewer rates to help keep up with the rising cost of maintaining the city's existing sewer system. Peoria City Council unanimously ...
Mar 27, 2024 (City of Peoria)
