Category Archives: Local News
Thanksgiving dinner cost jumps with inflation on the menu, though deals remain
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thanksgiving dinner will cost U.S. consumers an average of 14% more this year in the biggest annual increase in 31 years, the American Farm Bureau Federation said, though shoppers ...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2021 Turkeys are displayed for sale at a Jewel-Osco grocery store ahead of Thanksgiving, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Walljasper
UPDATE: 12-year-old girl killed in Creve Coeur house fire, reportedly on her birthday
UPDATE: 4:27 p.m. CREVE COEUR, Ill -- Local police say a 12-year-old girl is dead in the wake of a devastating and tragic fire in Creve Coeur Wednesday morning. According to a post on social media, Cr...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2021 (25 News)
Illinois' congressional map made official
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Gov. J-B Pritzker on Tuesday signed Illinois' new congressional map into law. The map, drawn with data from the 2020 U.S. Census, formalizes district boundaries drawn up by the state'...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2021 Illinois.gov
Life in prison for man convicted of Peoria shooting death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has given a Peoria man life in prison for his role in a 2019 shooting death that happened in the city's East Bluff Neighborhood. Court records indicate Breon Jones...
Will Stevenson Nov 23, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
More security for Thursday 5K and Friday parade in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A slightly different route isn't the only change being made to special events in Peoria this week after Sunday's tragedy in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Peoria Police say for both the Chocolate...
Will Stevenson Nov 23, 2021 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
AAA: Get ready for Thanksgiving and Winter driving
AURORA, Ill. - If you're going somewhere for the Thanksgiving holiday, you're definitely not alone. AAA estimates 2.7 million Illinoisans will travel somewhere for Thanksgiving -- part of more than 53...
Will Stevenson Nov 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
IL Association of School Boards leaves National School Boards Assocation over lightning rod "NSBA Letter"
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois school board leaders vote to leave the National School Board's Association over earlier controversy. We learned of the decision from the Illinois School Boards Association on T...
Cooper Banks Nov 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria man wanted by Bloomington Police
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Peoria man is wanted by police in Bloomington after allegedly not showing up for a court date. Bloomington Police say Carl Herrman, 75, whose last known address was in Peoria, is...
Will Stevenson Nov 23, 2021 CarlHerrman (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Bloomington Police)
ICC Promises candidates for local I.T. jobs but needs help with $15M grant first
Peoria, Ill -- Illinois Central College in Peoria wants to educate more future I.T. pro's for local businesses, but -- ICC says it needs millions in grant money to make that happen...and they need you...
Cooper Banks Nov 23, 2021
Children's Home seeking help to make the holidays special
PEORIA, Ill. -- Imagine having to find gifts for over 1,700 children. CEO Matt George says that's how many kids receive assistance from the Children's Home Association of Illinois each month with over...
Julia Bradley Nov 23, 2021 Children's Home Association of Illinois