Category Archives: Local News
A Peoria woman is jailed in DuPage County after a high-speed chase
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Authorities in DuPage County say a Peoria woman was one of three people arrested after an alleged theft from a local mall turned into a high speed chase. Oak Brook Police and the DuP...
Jul 26, 2023 Chrischauna Smith (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/DuPage County Jail)
Peoria Humane Society offers ideas to keep pets safe in the heat
PEORIA, Ill. - If it's too hot for you to be outside, it's too hot for your pets too. The Peoria Humane Society's Kitty Yanko says with temperatures near 100 degrees the rest of the week, it's importa...
Jul 26, 2023 Tonamel / CC
No Mega Millions winner, jackpot for Friday's drawing grows even bigger
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $910 million after no one matched all the numbers in Tuesday night's drawing of $820 million. The winning numbers for Tuesday's jackpot, the fift...
Jul 26, 2023 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
Peoria City Council gets a first look at a proposed Riverfront Park. Take a look
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council has had its first official look at plans for a new Riverfront Park, but there are concerns - both about how little some council members feel they know, and the c...
Jul 25, 2023 This is one of the views of the conceptual designs for a proposed Peoria Riverfront Park. (City of Peoria/Terra Engineering)
A man is indicted by a grand jury for a shooting in Peoria on the 4th of July
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted by a county grand jury in connection with a shooting on the Fourth of July. The grand jury Tuesday charged Carl Clifton, 45, with counts of Aggravated Bat...
Jul 25, 2023 Carl Clifton (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the state's largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 perce...
Jul 25, 2023 The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
A 'Heat Advisory' will be in effect the rest of the work week. What does it mean?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Heat Advisory will be in effect for the rest of the work week in Central Illinois, starting Wednesday. The National Weather Service says highs will be close to 100 Thursday and F...
Jul 25, 2023 (National Weather Service - Lincoln, IL)
Peoria housing market second quarter update provides mixed bag of numbers
PEORIA, Ill. - The housing market in Peoria has positives and negatives after the halfway point of 2023. Peoria Area Association of Realtors Secretary and Treasurer Keith McKeever joined WMBD's "Greg ...
Jul 25, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Peoria Firefigthters 'Fill the Truck' again to help kids going back to school. Here's how
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters once again did much better than they expected collecting backpacks, school supplies, and money to buy more, all for local kids. In the second year of their "Fill the...
Jul 25, 2023 300 scientific calculators donated to the Peoria Fire Department will be added to some of the nearly 900 backpacks full of school supplies collected by the department, and will be given to local students. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Mackinaw man dies in motorsports crash over the weekend in Indiana. Here's what we know
MOROCCO, Ind. - A Mackinaw man died in a motorsports crash this past weekend in Indiana. The Newton County Sheriff's Office responded to the US 41 Motorplex at around 5:30 P.M. on reports of a fatal c...
Jul 25, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
