Category Archives: Local News
Driver hospitalized after car hits house in Rome
ROME, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital after the car they were driving crashed into a Peoria County home. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says it happened around 9:30 a.m. Thursday on Kno...
Feb 1, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria asking residents about how they park downtown in a survey
PEORIA, Ill. - The city of Peoria is looking to learn more about how you park downtown. A survey is available from now until Feb. 14th on the city's website and social media channels that asks a wide ...
Feb 1, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Giant upgrades for the Giant Screen Theater
PEORIA, Ill. - A well-visited portion of the Peoria Riverfront Museum has just undergone $350,000 worth of upgrades. "A 21-speaker Dolby Surround Sound system, which is the greatest of its kind availa...
Jan 31, 2024 Upgrades recently took place to the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater. (Peoria Riverfront Museum via Facebook)
New 'AmeriCorps Seniors' program helps educate older residents about healthcare
PEORIA, Ill. - A new program is in place in Peoria that will let seniors - or, people over the age of 55 - become healthcare workers. It's called "Americorps Seniors" and is being organized by the HAP...
Jan 31, 2024 A press conference was held Wednesday, January 31, announcing the beginning of the "AmeriCorps Seniors" program, to be administered by The HAP Foundation. (The HAP Foundation)
Peoria Civic Center Authority extends lease with Rivermen hockey team. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center Authority is extending its license agreement with the Peoria Rivermen hockey team. The Rivermen's current lease agreement was set to expire after April 30, 2024,...
Jan 31, 2024 (Peoria Rivermen)
PAAR: It's a seller's market and homes are moving fast
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Sellers continue to reap the benefits of a local housing market with fewer homes available and at a higher interest rate. Data from the Peoria Area Association of Realtors for...
Jan 31, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Man wanted for West Peoria bar shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is now officially wanted for a shooting at a West Peoria bar earlier this month. A Peoria County grand jury Tuesday indicted Kevin Foster, 36, on charges of Aggravated Batt...
Jan 30, 2024 Midwest Communications
Chicago org to receive federal funding to help launch regional water sustainability industry
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A Chicago organization focused on drinking water sustainability will receive a $15 million federal grant over the next two years for a project aimed at jumpstarting a...
Jan 30, 2024 Alaina Harkness, the executive director of the water tech nonprofit Current, appears at a Chicago news conference on Tuesday with Gov. JB Pritzker. Current will receive about $15 million over two years from the National Science Foundation, with up to $160 million over 10 years. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Pritzker says migrant response should focus on Chicago
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - The relationship between Chicago and the state of Illinois remains a focal point in the ongoing debate around the influx of migrants from the southern U.S. border. Go...
Jan 30, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in a file photo. On Wednesday, he announced he will self-fund a new political advocacy group aimed at fighting for abortion rights across the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
State partners with Google to launch new portal for children's mental health resources
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - For years, parents and providers have criticized what they see as a disorganized system for finding children mental health care in Illinois. State leaders are hoping ...
Jan 30, 2024 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks to reporters and advocates at a news conference announcing a new unified portal for child behavioral health programs. (Andrew Adams/Capitol News Illinois)
