Category Archives: Local News
Talking, helping, and praying as violence continues in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - In the last several days, and especially since Thursday's two deaths deemed to be homicides in Peoria and Wednesday's mass shooting injuring six, people have doing what they can to make...
Sep 01, 2023 Peoria Police respond to a shooting Thursday morning on W. Antoinette and Madison Park. (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests from dying and disabled prisoners
(via Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defended the number of dying and disabled prisoners released under a landmark law that went into effect early last year at a news conference Thu...
Sep 01, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker visited Phoenix Community Development Services in Peoria to discuss his bill that, among other things, seeks to end homelessness in Illinois (File-T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Surge' in organization efforts has labor leaders optimistic for the future
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As workers in Illinois prepare to celebrate Labor Day this weekend, a new report shows there has been a surge in efforts to organize labor unions in workpla...
Sep 01, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New Illinois program starting Friday aims to reduce time spent at the DMV
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Starting Friday, the time you spend at a DMV in Illinois could be decreased. The state's new "Skip the Line" program begins today. It makes the 44 busiest DMVs in Illinois, includi...
Sep 01, 2023 Christopher Schmidt / CC
Drought conditions stay the same in central Illinois, improve state-wide
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions in central Illinois are holding steady. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows levels stayed the same week-to-week in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties...
Sep 01, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Peoria home suffers significant damage in fire Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews were called Thursday night to a home in the area of W. Verner Drive and W. Virden Court on reports of a fire. Acting Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said they arrived jus...
Sep 01, 2023 D4E / CC
Stoller will not seek third term in Illinois Senate
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. - One of the Peoria area's state senators says redistricting is one of the reasons why he will not be seeking a third term in Springfield. State Senator Win Stoller says for one...
Aug 31, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
South Peoria community members frustrated by recent gun violence
PEORIA, Ill. - Community members in South Peoria are frustrated by the recent rash of shootings in the area. Three shootings have occurred in South Peoria since Wednesday evening. An adult male was fo...
Aug 31, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/T.J. Carson)
UPDATE: Leaders react to recent outbreak of gun violence in Peoria. Here's what they had to say
UPDATED 6:11 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Four homicides in the last two weeks, along with several serious shootings has Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria saying, essentially, enough is enough. "I'm tired. W...
Aug 31, 2023 Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria, Peoria City Council District 1 Member Denise Jackson, and Peoria Mayor Rita Ali take part in a press conference Thursday at Peoria Police Headquarters. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Victims identified, one arrest made, in connection to Peoria's 18th and 19th homicides
UDPATED 5:26 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The identities of the two victims from two separate shootings Thursday morning in South Peoria are now known. The first shooting occurred just after 9:00 A.M. in the a...
Aug 31, 2023 Peoria Police responded to a fatal shooting Thursday morning near Helen and George Streets. (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
