Category Archives: Local News
Man sentenced to prison for fatal street racing crash
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man convicted last month in connection with a fatal crash in late 2021 is getting almost as much as he could have in prison. Court records say Darien Davis, 33, was handed a 31...
Jun 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Maximum prison sentence for teen convicted of fatal 2022 DUI
UPDATED 5:10 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager who pleaded guilty in March to causing a fatal crash almost a year and a half ago is going to prison for the crime, and received the sentence prosecutors as...
Jun 20, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Resident reacts to latest shooting death in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Some South Peoria residents are starting to speak out about the violence in their neighborhoods, after a 15-year-old was shot and killed over the weekend. One resident, speaking anonymo...
Jun 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria-area restaurants and eateries receive state recognition
PEORIA, Ill. - Four Peoria-area businesses have been recognized by the state for keeping it local and homemade. The Illinois Makers program honors businesses in the state that produce their products i...
Jun 20, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, on Tuesday sued Google for trying to corner the market for online advertising by monopolizing ad technology. I...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
New green space for youth at Neighborhood House
PEORIA, Ill. - An important Peoria organization has some new space it's using, thanks in part to another important Peoria organization. The Rotary Club of Peoria gave Neighborhood House a $26,000 gran...
Jun 20, 2023 (Courtesy Jason Parkinson)
Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - While hundreds of bills cleared the General Assembly in the final month of the legislative session, some big-ticket measures will have to wait until at leas...
Jun 20, 2023 State Rep. Theresa Mah (center, D-Chicago) speaks to a House committee in the final week of the spring legislative session. She is sponsoring a bill that would end the practice of allowing some employers to pay disabled individuals less than the minimum wage. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria Police investigating early Tuesday morning vehicular hijacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a reported vehicular hijacking from early Tuesday morning. Officers were flagged down by an adult male near Owens Center just after 4:15 A.M. The male to...
Jun 20, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tessa Sutton Foundation supporting cancer patients and more
DUNLAP, Ill. - The family of Tessa Sutton is giving back in her name to other families battling cancer or other catastrophic illnesses. Sutton was a soccer player at Dunlap High School and endured 22 ...
Jun 20, 2023 (Facebook/Team Tessa - #StrongerTogether)
Two arrested for North Peoria carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people are in trouble with the law after one of them allegedly tried to steal a car Sunday night. Peoria Police say a man was unhurt when he was threatened and forced away from his ...
Jun 19, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
