Category Archives: Local News
Woman gets federal prison time, and must pay $125,000, for stealing from Maui Jim
PEORIA, Ill - A former Maui Jim employee will go to prison for the better part of a year after pleading guilty earlier this year to a scheme that defrauded the company. The U.S. Attorney's Office says...
Jul 11, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria teenagers get financial "Reality Check" at Goodwill
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area teenagers learned first-hand how financial decisions they make can have a wide impact on their lives. The 9th annual "Reality Check" took place Tuesday at the Goodwill Commo...
Jul 11, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rivian options buyers may be helping drive stock higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are piling into bullish options bets on the shares of Rivian Automotive, with some market participants saying the buying has helped the electric vehicle (EV) maker's sto...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name and logo are shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday Gov. JB Pritzker, the state's legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announc...
Jul 10, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters at a Monday news conference celebrating the continued recovery of the tourism industry. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Emergency agricultural disaster declaration could help Peoria, Tazewell County farmers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The severe weather of late-March and early April has resulted in another disaster declaration for this part of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Agriculture says their federal c...
Jul 10, 2023 (United States Department of Agriculture)
US seeking to block curbs on government contact with social media firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought to block a judge's order that barred some federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media firms about moderating ...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Peoria Police: 10 gun-related incidents over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say there were about ten different incidents over the weekend involving guns or gunfire. One of them involved a 14-year-old boy being hurt on North Great Oak Sunday night....
Jul 10, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Dwight Yoakam, 'Menopause: The Musical' coming to Civic Center in November
PEORIA, Ill. - A country music legend is one of two performances being announced Monday by the Peoria Civic Center. Dwight Yoakam will perform in the Peoria Civic Center Theater November 3rd, with tic...
Jul 10, 2023 Dirk DBQ / CC
Two dead after Sunday crash in rural Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY (25 News) - Two people died after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon just west of Secor. 25 News reports 27-year-old Belancio Rameriz Flavio and 29-year-old Crescensio Venancio Ramer...
Jul 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Police investigate Sunday afternoon shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person is injured in a shooting on the edge of Peoria's North Valley area. Police were called around 2:00 p.m. Sunday to Wayne and Perry, where 25 News reports a large poli...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
