Category Archives: Local News
Man accused of crashing into several vehicles, including police squad car
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a man is in custody on multiple charges for an incident where a squad car got damaged. Police say the incident happened around midday Wednesday starting at Knoxville a...
Jun 29, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
State officials react to Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A step backwards. That's how the Illinois Board of Higher Education is reacting to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to strike down affirmative action at colleges and universit...
Jun 29, 2023 (Illinois Board of Higher Education)
Man gets max for liquor store shooting that left victim blind
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man got the maximum when being sentenced in connection with a shooting in March of 2021 that seriously injured a man. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos called it a "tumu...
Jun 29, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Planned health and wellness center for Elmwood receives federal grant
ELMWOOD, Ill. - A rural community in Peoria County is one step closer to having a community wellness and health center. A $15 million capital campaign is underway to fund the Elmwood Rural Health and ...
Jun 29, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 1003. WMBD)
Damage following severe storms Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - It won't be enough to eliminate the drought status in the area, nor would it wash away the Canadian wildfire smoke, but Mother Nature reminded us weather can change in an instant. A mid...
Jun 29, 2023 (Lauren Sellers via Facebook)
Fire damages East Peoria home during severe weather
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A home in East Peoria caught fire at the height of Thursday's severe weather. Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says crews were called to a home on Campanile and Illini Drives, around 12:...
Jun 29, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Severe storms move into the Peoria area Thursday afternoon, damage reported
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued in the Peoria metro area Thursday afternoon. There are reports of trees and power lines down and roads flooded. Traffic has been closed in Peoria ...
Jun 29, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
1 percent grocery tax to resume, gas tax to increase as new fiscal year begins July 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A new state fiscal year will begin July 1, ushering in the reinstatement of a 1 percent tax on groceries and a second increase to the state's motor fuel tax...
Jun 29, 2023 Midwest Communications
In Chicago visit, Biden heaps praise on Pritzker, touts economic recovery ahead of 2024
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - In a whirlwind visit to Chicago on Wednesday, President Joe Biden trotted out a re-election campaign message built on economic recovery - and effusively praised Gov. ...
Jun 28, 2023 (WhiteHouse.gov)
Senator Durbin praises Biden's economic plan before speech in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-East St. Louis) joined President Joe Biden in Chicago Wednesday to talk about "Bidenomics." The president's speech focused on Biden's economic policies and ...
Jun 28, 2023 (Senator Dick Durbin/YouTube)
