Category Archives: Local News
Grand jury files eight felony charges against Peoria man not in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has charged a Peoria man following his arrest last month on drug and weapons charges. The grand jury Tuesday filed a host of charges after Rico Booker, 32, wa...
May 02, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker reacts to immigration letter sent by Texas governor to Chicago mayor
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker is reacting to a letter sent Monday to the mayor of Chicago by Texas Governor Greg Abbott regarding immigration. The letter calls on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to urge P...
May 02, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a preschool in Springfield in favor of his budget proposal to increase early childhood education program spending by $250 million. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
UPDATE: Power restored after 'widespread' outage affecting Canton
3:26 p.m. Ameren Illinois' outage map no longer shows any power outages in Canton. --------------------------------- CANTON, Ill. - A fallen tree limb is to blame for what police in Canton call a "wid...
May 02, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
Teenager injured in Monday shooting in South Side of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a shooting in Peoria's South Side Monday afternoon. Officers responded to Madison Park Terrace and West Kettelle at around...
May 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
Stabbing in Peoria's East Bluff under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing Monday night in the East Bluff. Officers responded to the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Seneca Place just before 10:00 P.M. They fou...
May 02, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: I-55 closed again as ISP asks for help in identifying victims of deadly crash; 7th victim confirmed
UPDATED: 5:51 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The chain-reaction crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield Monday have gotten worse. Illinois State Police say they now believe seven people were killed...
May 02, 2023 (Illinois State Police via Facebook)
State, national officials recall flour over salmonella risk
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health and federal officials are continuing to investigate how salmonella may have contaminated certain brands of flour. State officials say General M...
May 01, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Help wanted cleaning veterans' gravestones at Springdale Cemetery
PEORIA, Ill. - John Miller-Ross has potentially lofty, but completely admirable, goal. After starting with his grandfather's grave at Springdale Cemetery, Miller-Ross started a project to clean more s...
May 01, 2023 (Facebook/Honor Their Sacrifice)
Medicaid renewals resume for first time since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Medicaid recipients in Illinois should be on the lookout for correspondence from the state regarding their coverage as the normal renewal process resumes fo...
May 01, 2023 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Director Theresa Eagleson is pictured in a Capitol News Illinois file photo.
Teen injured in Sunday night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was shot late Sunday night in Peoria's West Bluff area. Peoria Police say it happened around 10:45 p.m. near Glenwood and Ayres Avenues, after callers reported at least six r...
May 01, 2023 Midwest Communications
