Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Jesse Jackson to retire as head of Rainbow PUSH civil rights coalition
UPDATED 9:00 P.M. (Reuters) - U.S. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded, according to remarks he made during a recent broad...
Jul 14, 2023 Deeped Niclas Strandh / CC
David's Bridal avoids shutdown with no-cash bankruptcy sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt wedding gown retailer David's Bridal received court approval on Friday to sell its business to asset manager Cion Investment Corp in a no-cash transaction, reaching a dea...
Jul 14, 2023 hattiesburgmemory / CC
A man is dead several days after a crash in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - A Farmington man is dead after his motorcycle crashed in Bartonville earlier this week. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jordan Marinich, 34, was pronounced brain dead Wedn...
Jul 14, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
An arrest is made in connection with Peoria's 9th homicide of the year. Here's the latest
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they're still investigating what was the city's ninth homicide of the year last month, but say they've made an arrest in the case. Police say Markes Wilson, 28, was ar...
Jul 14, 2023 Markes Wilson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Three-year-old dies after reported drowning in a pond in Eureka
EUREKA, Ill. - A toddler from Washington was declared brain dead after reportedly drowning in a pond in Eureka this week. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Eureka-Goodfield Fire and E-M-S were ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Firefighter injured in Peoria fire overnight. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is to blame for a fire on S. Western in Peoria Thursday night. Crews were called just before midnight to a home in between W. Lincoln Avenue and W. Ann Street, after a ...
Jul 14, 2023 D4E / CC
Sheriffs deputies say 'case closed' after mailboxes were blown up Wednesday night
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Some mailboxes in rural Peoria County ended up destroyed, and the Sheriffs Department may want to know who did it. Sheriffs officials say deputies went to the area of South Roeth...
Jul 13, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
A teenager makes an appearance in court regarding a fatal accident he allegedly caused
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin teenager being tried as an adult for a fatal accident he allegedly caused last month has pleaded not guilty to the crime. Court records indicate that's what happened during an ar...
Jul 13, 2023 Tazewell County Courthouse (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
LaHood, Sorensen draft legislation that could benefit Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing. Here's how
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Both the Democratic and Republican congressmen in this area say they're working together to make sure the 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria is taken care of. Congressmen Eric Soren...
Jul 13, 2023 (U.S. Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
The Peoria City Council is working on changing the city's ordinance regarding tobacco stores and 'vape shops.' Here's what's happening
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council won't issue any more tobacco shop licenses until it figures out some growing problems with those that sell vapes or e-cigarettes. The Council this week voted to ...
Jul 13, 2023 Revival Vape / CC
