Category Archives: Local News
Illinois' governor praises Biden's State of the Union Address
CHICAGO, Ill. - Following President Biden's third State of the Union Address, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker released a statement praising the president's vision for the country's future - one that respec...
Mar 8, 2024 Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Illinois politicians react to Biden's State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Depending on what side of the aisle they're on, Illinois politicians either praised or found flaws in President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday night. Congressman...
Mar 8, 2024 The White House
State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion
(Capitol News Illinois) - A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that public universities in Illinois are underfunded by approximately $1.4 billion. The Commission on E...
Mar 7, 2024 State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, speaks at a news conference Wednesday at the Illinois Capitol to highlight the findings of a new report on state funding for public universities. She was the co-chair of the commission that found Illinois underfunds public universities by about $1.4 billion. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Volunteers help install smoke detectors in homes throughout Peoria as part of "Sound the Alarm" campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - With the clocks set to move ahead this weekend, the Peoria Fire Department and American Red Cross say it's also time to check your smoke detectors. This week is the "Sound the Alarm" ca...
Mar 7, 2024 Peoria Fire's Nate Rice speaks to "Sound the Alarm" volunteers at the American Red Cross. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Avanti's Event Center still in operation and hosting events in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Events are still taking place at the location of the Avanti's Events Center in Pekin. Avanti's Event Center General Manager Brian Wonders says the center itself has never been closed, an...
Mar 7, 2024 (Avanti's Event Center)
Peoria Richwoods Knights receive sendoff before playing in IHSA state semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team is on their way to Champaign to play for a state championship. Richwoods will play in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A se...
Mar 7, 2024 Members of the Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team walk through a tunnel of students and staff after a pep rally to send the team off to the IHSA Class 3A state semifinals in Champaign on March 7th, 2024. (T.J. Carson /1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Rivian unveils smaller, less expensive EVs, hastens delivery plans
UPDATED 2:22 P.M. LAGUNA BEACH, California (Reuters) -Rivian on Thursday unveiled its smaller and less expensive R2 SUVs and R3 crossovers amid a slowdown in demand for EVs and also said it would star...
Mar 7, 2024 Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe reacts at an event to unveil a smaller R2 SUV in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
EastPort Marina worker recognized by East Peoria for quick-thinking, life-saving efforts
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The quick thinking of an EastPort Marina worker last month saved the lives of two people. On February 12th, Justin Smith spotted two people who had jumped into the frigid waters of...
Mar 6, 2024 EastPort Marina worker Justin Smith (L) with Fon du Lac Police members after receiving an award and proclamation from the city of East Peoria on March 5th, 2024 for rescuing two people from the Illinois River. (EastPort Marina Facebook)
Man sentenced to life in prison for second 2020 sexual assault
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of the second of several sexual assaults he's accused of committing in 2020. Court records indicate Marquie...
Mar 6, 2024 Marquiese Talley (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail July 2020)
With feds citing 'extensive cooperation,' judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years' probation
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - On an August day in 2019, then-Democratic state Sen. Terry Link stood outside of a suburban Wendy's and solicited a bribe from his colleague in the Illinois House. "W...
Mar 6, 2024 Former Democratic state Sen. Terry Link exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago with his attorney Catharine O'Daniel on Wednesday after being sentenced to three years’ probation on tax evasion charges. He was also ordered to repay nearly $83,000 in restitution to the state and federal government. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
