Category Archives: Local News
'Stamp Out Hunger' success for Peoria Food Bank
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria once again makes a "special delivery" to those in need. The annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive last weekend collected 67,000 pounds of food for the Peoria Area Food Bank in the e...
May 19, 2023 (25 News)
Illinois Catholic Churches detail handling of sexual abuse allegations, investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - The Catholic Church Dioceses in Illinois, including Peoria, are issuing a statement detailing how they will handle allegations of sexual abuse going forward. The seven page statement wa...
May 19, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Pekin Police mourn 'sudden' death of officer
UPDATED 8:41 A.M. 5/19/23 PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police say they are morning the death of one of their officers. Chief John Dossey says in a statement the officer died "suddenly and unexpectedly" Wednesd...
May 18, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Catalytic converters stolen off PPS buses
PEORIA, Ill. - Thieves are continuing to cut and steal the catalytic converters off vehicles. But now, they're targeting Peoria Public School buses. The district says ten catalytic converters have bee...
May 18, 2023 Midwest Communications
Environmental bills seek to improve soil health, ban state use of polystyrene foam containers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Several pieces of environmental legislation are making their way through the Illinois General Assembly on what was scheduled to be the final week of the spr...
May 18, 2023 Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, is pictured on the Senate floor Wednesday. He is the sponsor of a bill aimed at improving soil health. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria County Public Defender appointed
PEORIA, Ill. - The new Public Defender for Peoria County is a familiar name. Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Katherine Gorman says she's appointed Kevin Lowe. Lowe has been a defense attorney for nearly thr...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
Illinois legislature approves bill to look into state flag redesign
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - There's only 50 of them in the entire country, and Illinois could soon look into giving theirs a makeover. Senate Bill 1818 creates the Illinois Flag Commission, aimed at studying ...
May 18, 2023 Matt Turner / CC
Woman charged by grand jury with damaging mausoleum
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has ordered a Peoria woman to undergo a mental fitness exam after she was charged by a grand jury earlier in the week with a felony charge of Vandalizing a Mausoleum. Court reco...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Grand jury charges man with April stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man on one of two charges he originally faced in connection with a stabbing more than a month ago. The grand jury filed a single Class-3 felony...
May 18, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
As budget negotiations continue, Pritzker announces launch of stalled tax incentive program
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-stalled tax ...
May 18, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Capitol office at a news conference earlier this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
