Category Archives: Local News
GasBuddy: Local gas prices down slightly
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.56 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are...
Mar 11, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure that would prohibit Illinois companies from requiring employees to attend work-related meet...
Mar 10, 2024 AFL-CIO President Tim Drea is pictured at a Springfield news conference in October 2021. Drea’s AFL-CIO labor organization is backing a bill that would protect employees who abstain from political or religious work meetings from retaliation by their employer. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
East Bluff home damaged by Saturday fire
PEORIA, Ill. - At least $20,000 in damage was done to a home by an accidental fire Saturday afternoon. That's what Peoria Firefighters say, after crews were called to the home on East Maywood in the c...
Mar 10, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates
(Capitol News Illinois) - On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state's court system. But most of those contests are uncomp...
Mar 10, 2024 The exterior of the Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. In 2024, nearly 90 percent of Statehouse primaries feature either one candidate or none at all. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Richwoods takes 3rd Place at IHSA Championships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Peoria's Richwoods High School ended a very memorable season with a win Friday night, taking home the third-place trophy in Class 3A of the Illinois High School Association boys' bas...
Mar 9, 2024 (Richwoods High School Facebook Page)
Peoria city council to vote on East Bluff road project, city manager salary
PEORIA, Ill. - One of the main roads in Peoria's East Bluff could soon see some major improvements. The Peoria City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal at the Tuesday, March 12th meeting on a n...
Mar 8, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois State University to make hire from within for new president
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University appears to have its new leader, and did not have to look far for it. The university's Board of Trustees is planning to meet in a special meeting on March 18th ...
Mar 8, 2024 Dr. Aondover Tarhule (Illinois State University)
Peoria Christian students and adults safe after flight scare in San Francisco
PEORIA, Ill. - A group from Peoria Christian High School safely arrived in Japan after their international flight had to be diverted. The group of 16 students and three adults were on a United Airline...
Mar 8, 2024 (Peoria Christian School)
Peoria Richwoods boys' basketball team defeated in IHSA Class 3A state semifinals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Knights have fallen short in their bid for a state championship. Peoria Richwoods lost Friday afternoon to Chicago DePaul Prep, 52-41, at the Illinois High School Association Cla...
Mar 8, 2024 Peoria Richwoods Knights (Peoria Public Schools)
Multi-state lottery games in Illinois have combined jackpots of more than $1 billion this weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Both of the multi-state lottery games you can play in Illinois are now more than a half-billion dollars. Friday night's Mega Millions has a top prize of $687 million, with a take h...
Mar 8, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
